We should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.

No one can deny that some Islamist groups have credential and popularity. But that does not mean they are a majority. If we are serious about democracy we cannot blame the people for choosing what they want. We must promote the kinds of procedures and processes that are helping the people move ahead.

This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, who you want to be, and start talking and working with whom you are not. Find common values and build with fellow citizens a society based on diversity and equality.

The more I know, the best I believe. The more I know, the best I'm worshiping Him. Because, in the end Allah knows the best.