I think of Canada, first and foremost, in terms of space. The amount of space available is breathtaking.

After the horrific massacre Wednesday at the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, perhaps the West will finally put away its legion of useless tropes trying to deny the relationship between violence and radical Islam.

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

As a woman you are better off in life earning your own money. You couldn't prevent your husband from leaving you or taking another wife, but you could have some of your dignity if you didn't have to beg him for financial support.

I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from.

If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.

I talk about a Christianity that is enlightened enough to separate spirituality from the rest of life. Not just church and state, but knowledge and church.