Aadil Khan

“Oppressive power is preserved in the smoke and fog, and sometimes it is smuggled in the unexamined shadows of the language of the oppressed themselves.”
― Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message

“Conscience propels us outward in the direction of other people, toward conscious action both minor and great.”
― Martha Stout, The Sociopath Next Door

“We came to this world to see for ourselves what it feels like to live independently of God. We came to see what it feels like to take care of ourselves alone. The spiritual journey begins when the person who is on this Earth admit that they do not want to be independent of God. They realize that God does a better job of taking care of them than they ever could, so they surrender to him.”
― Javad Shomali, Learning Spirituality from Imam Husayn (a): A Commentary on Du‘a ‘Arafah

“...America was engaged only in posturing. As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of your own difference, assumptions of your own superiority. And you acted out these beliefs on the stage of the world, so that the entire planet was rocked by the repercussions of your tantrums...”
― Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist