"I think we need to think about Islamic tradition as a way of asking questions that cut across (and transgress) the assumptions of a purely secular world in which we already know how things stand for individual subjects as well as for societies."

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Source : "Do Muslims Belong in the West? An Interview with Talal Asad". Interview with Hasan Azad, www.eutopiainstitute.org. February 13, 2015.

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“The Uruguayans are losing no time in making a meal around the referee.”
“It's a tough marketplace right now... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before.”
“He brings something special. I don't know what it is, but if you ask him, you couldn't understand his answer.”
“There's a TV element to everything in my eyes.”
“We need a new law that owners of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) are automatically in the military reserve. Then they can go get their own ***** oil.”
“Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.”
“Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet.”

Source : "Jury clears judge of libelling mother in 'misery memoir'" by Rachel Williams, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2008.
“I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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