The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. I even tell my daughters not to look at me as a model. Everyone's condition is different, and the way that each person lives his or her life is different. What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.

Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

I know of no civilization that tolerates or justifies violence, terrorism, or injustice. There is no civilization that justifies the killing of innocent people. Those who are invoking cultural relativism are really using that as an excuse for violating human rights and to put a cultural mask on the face of what they're doing.

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.

We must acquaint the youth to the realities of the world... we must tell them that millions of people around the world have no access to drinking water.

My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.