"In the West, anything that must be hidden is suspect; availability and honesty are interlinked. This..." — G. Willow Wilson

If you love things or ideas or people that contradict each other, you have to be prepared to fight for every square inch of intellectual real estate you occupy.

I think every Muslim woman has to feel the world out for herself.

When I am in Egypt, I am along for the ride - I am a privileged outsider, but an outsider nonetheless.

'Butterfly Mosque' came out of the emails I wrote to family and friends back home after moving to Egypt.