“Islam fused religion and politics, mosque and state could never be separated, and so Arabs were all but doomed to choose between secular strongmen and religious extremists.”
― Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
― Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
“Identity was not a singular branch—it was an entire tree, with vines and leaves and branches jutting out in all directions, some blossoming and thriving while others shriveled and died.”
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“Pain is a prerequisite for growth”
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“I went to the West and saw Islam but no Muslims; I returned to the East and saw Muslims but no Islam.”
― Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
― Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
“The greatest gift one can give to God is to be pleased with His creation”
― The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (HINDI) / (आत्मिक चेतना से मुक्ति की ओर)
― The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (HINDI) / (आत्मिक चेतना से मुक्ति की ओर)
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