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Secular intellectuals may wax eloquent about 'true Islam' being humane and peaceful, on TV programmes, but it is clear that they have not read any authoritative translations of the Koran, the Sira, and the Hadith. ”
We Hindus have a long-recognised tradition of being religious liberals by nature. ”
I am aware of the usefulness of science to society and of the benefits society derives from it. ”
Terrorism is not something that is being conducted in dark corners of Pakistan. It's done in broad daylight. ”
You have expressive nationalism, I mean very identity driven, which shaped each other a lot of that in the Middle East. ”
In the end, the women can be very rebellious, and very capable and all of that, but if she depends on a man economically, she has few possibilities. ”
Always, since our birth, we've insisted on another way of doing politics. Now, we had the chance to do it without arms, but without stopping being Zapatistas; that's why we keep the masks on. ”
In addition to being extremely expensive, and we have to put up with the stupidities that the candidates repeat, it's really being decided elsewhere who will sit in the presidential seat. ”
I don't pretend to be an astrophysicist or anything, even though I do read about certain things like metaphysics and cosmology that I've always just been really interested in. I don't pretend to be able to sit down and pontificate on any of these subjects. ”
Atlantic has been great to me. They didn't flinch when I told them I was self-producing, and nobody was popping their head in the studio. ”