The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.

Our task is to change the world for the better, not to adapt ourselves to the world.

Compelling a woman to wear a headscarf is against Islam, and compelling her to remove it is against human rights.

You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life

If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours.

Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the personal and daily commitment of every citizen.

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.