Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to… — Reza Aslan Driving Copy Share Image
For those who simply voted because Donald Trump was the Republican and you should vote for the Republican: it's baffling to me,… — Reza Aslan Christ Copy Share Image
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image
“A king with no place to lay his head. A king who came to serve, not to be served.” — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“According to Mark, it was a custom of the Roman governor during the feast of Passover to release one prisoner to the… — Reza Aslan Beyond belief Copy Share Image
“An individual enters the final stages of the Way when the nafs begins to release its grip on the qalb, thus allowing… — Reza Aslan Religion Copy Share Image
The best way to constrain Iran's potential movement towards nuclear capability is to have peace in the Middle East, peace between the… — Reza Aslan Capability Copy Share Image
Religion is, by definition, interpretation; and by definition, all interpretations are valid. However, some interpretations are more reasonable than others. — Reza Aslan Definitions Copy Share Image
“Thus it is written that the messiah would suffer and rise again on the third day," Jesus instructs his disciples (Luke 24:44–46).… — Reza Aslan Bible Copy Share Image
Whether or not you believe that after three days of being dead and entombed, Jesus got up and walked out of his… — Reza Aslan About Copy Share Image
What the printing press is to Christianity in the 16th century, that's what the Internet is doing to Islam now. It has… — Reza Aslan Belong Copy Share Image
Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party… — Reza Aslan Ifs Copy Share Image
“Cognitive theorists have a term for what Eve just experienced. They call it her Hypersensitive Agency Detection Device, or HADD. This is… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
Anyone who says that Iran will commit suicide with its nuclear power is a moron and has no business in discussion. — Reza Aslan Business Copy Share Image
When I was in the US, I felt that the discourse there surrounding Muslims as the other, problematising Muslims and Islam as… — Reza Aslan Australia Copy Share Image
I think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he… — Reza Aslan Educated Copy Share Image
Well I wouldn't want to tell Obama specifically what to do, but obviously he's already promised publicly and privately, both before and… — Reza Aslan Communication Copy Share Image
“Today, Medina is simultaneously the archetype of Islamic democracy and the impetus for Islamic militancy. Islamic Modernists like the Egyptian writer and… — Reza Aslan Equal rights Copy Share Image
“The hadith, insofar as they addressed issues not dealt with in the Quran, would become an indispensable tool in the formation of… — Reza Aslan Greek philosophy Copy Share Image
Nobody, absolutely nobody, straps a bomb on their body because they were recruited from the Internet. It takes an enormous amount of… — Reza Aslan Absolutely Copy Share Image
Every single interview I have ever done on TV or in print says I'm a Muslim. — Reza Aslan Done Copy Share Image
The way you confront an organization like that is twofold. No. 1, you kill their militants. There is no room for discussion… — Reza Aslan Al qaeda Copy Share Image
The Jews integrated themselves into American life to the point that the argument that the Jews aren't American sounded so stupid, that… — Reza Aslan American Copy Share Image
The more I started studying the historical Jesus, the man who lived 2,000 years ago... the more I started to realize that… — Reza Aslan About Copy Share Image
For an academic to launch a public conversation about journalistic integrity, the role of religion in society, scholarship and faith is a… — Reza Aslan Academic Copy Share Image
