I think many thinkers and activists, even in the Islamist parties like the Muslim Brotherhood, and the people who left the Muslim Brotherhood to follow Abou el-Fatouh, these people do have an understanding that the relationship between religion and the state must be re-thought and re-assessed. They're not going to use the concept of secularism in any straightforward way, because the concept of secularism is still far too loaded in that part of the world.

One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.

How can someone like Alain Juppé still claim I haven't condemned the Paris and Brussels attacks, when I actually have. What I am saying is crystal clear.

I don't like what you`re doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

A Muslim should be sincerely religious AND politically aware.

Clarity and consistency are not enough: the quest for truth requires humility and effort.