"How can you respect a religion that forces women into polygamous marriages, mutilates their genitals, forbids them to drive cars and subjects them to the humiliation of 'instant' divorce? In fact, none of these practices are Islamic at all. Anyone wishing to understand Islam must first separate the religion from the cultural norms and style of a society."

-- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

#Islamic Quotes #Divorce Quotes #Practice Quotes

“The designer's role in the development, application and protection of the trademark may be described as pre-creative, creative and post-creative.”
“I now know that things I always thought I could depend on can crash in an instant. Because of the love that I have been shown, I now know what it means to be 'beloved.' I now know that no breath is to be taken for granted.”
“You will say good-bye for all the right reasons. You're tired of living in wait for his apocalypse. You have your own fight on your hands, and though it's no bigger or more noble than his, it will require all of your energy. It's you who has to hold on to earth. You have to tighten your grip -- which means letting go of him.”

Source : Melissa Bank (2000). “The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing”, p.151, Penguin
“The sense of spiritual relief which comes from rejecting the idea of God as a supernatural being is enormous.”
“We live in wonder, blaze in a cycle of passion and apprehension.”

Source : Carolyn Kizer (2002). “Cool, Calm, and Collected: Poems 1960-2000”, p.144, Copper Canyon Press
“For me, collaborating is a marriage of the minds. It's two or more people coming together and making an idea come alive. Using their own creative knowledge or creative spirit to make the best version of an idea. To inspire an idea and to challenge it to be better than just one person's vision for it.”

Source : "BWW Exclusive: InDepth InterView: Scarlett Johansson". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. January 25, 2010.
“Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.”
“I've been a fan of Kenny Bob's for almost 20 years, and he's always made me laugh, and laugh hard! He is just, flat-out, a great entertainer!”

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