"The concept of 'civilization' is often used as a tool of power, to differentiate between the 'civilized' and the 'uncivilized'."

"Palestine is not a problem, but an entire way of life, a culture, a history, a people."

"The trouble with identity politics is that it is a prison."

"The intellectual is someone who is always standing up for the truth, even if it means sacrificing his own comfort."

"I have always believed that the role of the intellectual is to speak truth to power."