"The idea of a 'clash of civilizations' is a dangerous and misleading concept."

"The West has always seen the East as inferior."

"Imperialism is an act of geographical violence through which virtually every space in the world is surveyed, charted, and codified."

"The media plays a crucial role in shaping public opinion, in constructing narratives, in perpetuating stereotypes."

"The intellectual’s role is to speak the truth to power."