Integration is a word of the past, the word of the future and the word of the present is contribution.

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

The Turkish road is not my model because I am critical of the way you are dealing with freedom of expression, of how you are dealing with the treatment of minorities, and your economic vision.

What we have within the Sunni tradition is this clash between the literalists and all the other trends and the Salafi movement, that are very much acting on the ground and using the popular sentiment to act against the West.

Everywhere the Salafi are pushing by saying, "We are the guardian, and we are resisting any kind of relationship to the West or provocation coming from the West." And internally, it's unsettling the whole situation. Now in Tunisian, in Libya, in Syria, in Egypt, the clash between the literalists and - the Islamists or the reformists is something which is going to be part of what we have to deal with as to the future of America.

We have to reconcile ourselves with philosophical questions in every field. Every field should be open to inquiry and knowledge.

Saying that the origin of the Islamic State (IS) is within the Muslim Brotherhood organisation only strengthens IS.