“When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its ...” — Hamza Yusuf Quote

When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.

The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a long way to go in their attitudes towards women. But blaming the religion is again to express an ignorance both of the religion and of the historical struggle for equality of women in Muslim societies.

The true object of war fought for God should always be peace.

There are many ways to be hungry. One can hunger for love, or fame or social justice, but hunger for food seems to curb all other cravings.

I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child. We just gradually convince ourselves that we have to act more like adults.

A lot of times people try to act like Democrats are the Antichrist. And so then I'm like, my daddy's a preacher, go look him up, you know.

Even a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political significance.

Trying to keep up is the ultimate act of uncoolness. And so I still retrieve not one but two daily newspapers from the driveway.

Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.