Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.

There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.

I wanted to understand. I'm not here to support one, but I am here to criticize all, on a principled position. I very much value the position of counter power. I think this is where ethics should be, in front of power as I said in Radical Reform. The power of counter-power is very important.

We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.

There is a claim coming from the West that says that all art must be outside any moral consideration. I can understand this as a provocation, but I also believe that we can still have very profound creativity with a moral sense.

You cannot limit the debate to being solely in favour or against. It should be more complex. When you condemn, you need to understand what led to it. In general, if it is our responsibility to condemn terrorist actions after they had happened, we have an even greater responsibility beforehand to make sure they won't happen.