I am not an individualist in the Western sense. Collectivism can become oppressive when it tries to dictate; the rights of the two should not clash.

What is religion? I want to remove the chaff from the grain. For me it is not what it is for the common people. If you take away certain social customs, they think you have taken away religion. For me it means purifying it.

To protect one's identity is a Constitutional right.

Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.

Jihad is misused by fundamentalists. The Quranic meaning is not meant for war at all, in the sense of killing.

I was told by my father, who was a priest, that it was the basic duty of a Muslim to establish peace on earth... I soon came to the conclusion that it was not religion but misuse of religion and politicising of religion, which was the main culprit.

Religion helps you relate with the universe. Buddha was indifferent to the concept of god yet he gave us values.