"If the West is sincerely interested in positive change and ijtihad amongst Muslim societies and not divorcing Muslims from Islam, then America needs to open doors to these voices within the Muslim community and give a platform where Muslims are seen, understood and engaged in the public square as valuable human beings opening a door for empathy and compassion toward each other and allowing
each to feel valued."

"...the White liberal establishment had little use for Malcolm. How could they? He had banned them from his organization and was distrustful of them throughout his religious and political life."

"The West has spent the last two hundred years combating Islamic thoughts in the hope of dissuading Muslims from Islam. This campaign began with the orientalists who studied Islam and attacked its beliefs and rules."

"For years now, he has peddled the idea that peace with the Arabs is impossible until they become democratic."

"It is quite apparent that Muslim reformers, concerned with evolving the practices of the American Muslim community, and ensuring the full and meaningful inclusion of women in community life, must navigate their way by maintaining a middle ground, away from extremist tendencies: away from extreme conservative tendencies obsessed with preserving cultural traditions even at the expense of distorting Islamic teachings, and from extreme liberal outbursts that want to break fully with all traditions and delve into an empty space with no directions and road signs."

"Securing cheap oil and fulfilling Israeli territorial ambitions remain the twin pillars of American foreign policy in the Middle East. Every thinking Arab including the Lebanese understand this basic reality. The only thing that has changed since 9/11 is the derogatory anti-Arab racism has become so pervasive in America’s popular culture. This new element allows this administration to construct gulags in Abu Ghraib and Guantanmo and to erase towns like Falujah from the face of the map. War crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan are not issues that concern CNN’s pundits or the simpletons who imbibe their noxious brew as gospel truth. Millions of Americans continue to get their news from Rupert Murdoch - a racist pornographer and a favorite of the Bush administration."

"Muslims have become your little puppy. Say sit, and we will; say, fetch and we’ll run like a wild dog; say, sleep and we’ll snore. Don’t worry about us, because we’re on your leash."

"It is dangerous to give governments—whether state or federal—the power to kill people."