I can now say that the more I learnt about Islam, the more tolerant I became.

No idea is above scrutiny. No idea whatsoever. To criticize, to scrutinize and to satirize my own religion [Islam] is not Islamophobia.

There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism.

Does freedom of speech give the right to offend?

Once you subscribe to an ideological dogma as a solution to certain grievances, it then frames your mindset.

Islamism is not Islam. Islamism is the politicisation of Islam, the desire to impose a version of this ancient faith over society.

After much soul searching I was able to renounce my past Islamist ideology, challenging everything I was once prepared to die for.

I believe that preventing radicalisation is far more efficient than de-radicalisation, meaning stopping someone joining is a lot easier than trying to pull someone out once they've joined.

We have to render Islamist extremism as unattractive as communism has become today.

In prison I had the opportunity to debate and discuss people that had subscribed to all forms of Islamism.

I am everything I am today, because of my past.

At age 64 I started working at a preschool. I figured the kids would have a lot to teach me.

Spain is more vegan-friendly than you've been led to believe. The truth is, most places are.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (8:32)

I prefer you to be rainy than the rainbow, although the rain makes you sad but rainbow only make you happy for a while

Raising interest rates is voo-doo. You can't deal with a global system problem by trying to solve it with this.

I will always find something that I want to try and become better at. I always love to spend more time with my friends, more time with my family, my extended family. I always want to read more books.

Most American media outlets that are controlled by Jews seem to be reflexively, or at least habitually, anti-Israel.

A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.

Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble.

I really believe that the single hardest thing in business is building a company that does repeatable innovation... and just has this ongoing culture of excellence as it grows.