You can't just read the Koran to understand Muslim life. You have to look at history, at personalities, at economics, and so on.
Daniel PipesWestern European societies are unprepared for the massive immigration of brown-skinned peoples cooking strange foods and maintaining different standards of hygiene... All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most.
Daniel PipesMy career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.
Daniel PipesDiplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.
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