apostrophe A

“As a dialectic of modernity, nationalism is the pay-off for a disenchanted world, the mythic, naturalised, non-rational fantasy produced by the demythologising, “rational” development of the state. . . It comes to stand in for a guiding force of social and individual life. This in turn leads to identification with the nation and its figureheads as the grounding for subjectivity. Nationalism offers autonomy (self-determination) and particularity in the form of subjugation to a universal. It is an instituting moment for the self, society and the state. . . Humanity no longer worships gods but rather itself as the transcendental nation. We become nationalised narcissists.”
― Wael B. Hallaq, الدولة المستحيلة: الإسلام والسياسة ومأزق الحداثة الأخلاقي

“Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hatred, and hatred leads to violence. This is the equation.”
― Ibn Rushd, Averroes: Antología

“It reminded one that the only permanence is through God; everything else begins to fade as soon as it is created.”
― G. Willow Wilson, The Butterfly Mosque

“In a moment of clarity, once, Kacey told me that time spent in addiction feels looped. Each morning brings with it the possibility of change, each evening the shame of failure. The only task becomes the seeking of the fix. Every dose is a parabola, low-high-low; and every day a series of these waves; and then the days themselves become chartable, according to how much time, in sum, the user spends in comfort or in pain; and then the months.”
― Liz Moore, Long Bright River