If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it.' But that's absurd, because - first of all - Islam demands no such thing; and secondly, the only country in the world in which women can't drive is Saudi Arabia. The inability to understand the difference between a cultural practice and religious belief is shocking among self-described intellectuals.
Reza AslanYou have almost zero chance of being killed by a refugee in America. You have almost no chance of being killed in a terrorist attack by an immigrant - by any kind of immigrant, let alone an Islamic immigrant.
Reza AslanI think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he lived.
Reza AslanObama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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