I've never suffered because of my heritage in Europe. |
It's clear there is nothing in my record supporting terrorism. |
There is an enormous amount of mistrust towards me. They say that what I'm saying is too good to be true, and that I must say something else when I speak in Arabic. Trust is missing, the progress made is not acknowledged. |
We all cherish freedom of speech, but with a reasonable approach and a reasonable use of it. If we come to this, it is a debate. If not, then it is a power struggle. Who is going to win, the Muslim principles or the Western principles? |
We've got to get away from the idea that scholars in the Islamic world can do our thinking for us. We need to start thinking for ourselves. |