Im a person of faith, and the language that I use to define my faith, the symbols and metaphors that I rely upon to express my faith, are those provided by Islam because they make the most sense to me.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

The Revolutionary Guard controls almost everything in Iran, and this is hurting the people.

The Islamic Reformation is already here. We are all living in it.

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

We need to do whatever we can, legally and within our power, to remove Donald Trump from office as fast as possible before something serious happens in this country.

One-fifth of Americans, 20% believe that Barak Obama is, himself, a Muslim and in fact - amongst Republicans that number is almost 40%. Polls show in this country, that the more you disagree with Barak Obama's domestic policies, the more likely you are to think that he is a Muslim.