The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we’re screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better. Hamza Yusuf Read 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. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are – both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
To be aware of others’ accomplishments and the indebtedness we have to so many people is to appreciate and begin to respect all members of the human family. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
We want to counter the idea that Muslims and non-Muslims can’t live together. This is not who we are or who we want to be. Hamza Yusuf Read Quote
