My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.

I was a Muslim once, remember, and it was when I was most devout that I was most full of hate.

The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised.

Reality is not easy, but all this make-believe doesn't make it easier.

Liberal capitalism is not perfect, but compared to the other 'isms,' it's far superior.

I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it.

I'd love to go and visit the Mosque in Mecca again, just for the sheer beauty of it, not for God - much the way a non-Catholic might go to Vatican City because of the beauty of the buildings and the artifacts.