Mohamed Shaaban’s Reviews > Who Speaks for Islam?: What a Billion Muslims Really Think > Status Update

"Islam is not to its adherents what it might appear to outside observers: simply a restrictive shell of rules and punishments. To many Muslims, it is a spiritual mental map that offers a sense of meaning, guidance, purpose, and hope. Vast majorities of residents in predominantly Muslim countries say their lives have an important purpose (90% of Egyptians, 91% of Saudis)"

"Muslims around the world don't see the West as monolithic. They criticize or celebrate countries based on their politics, not based on their culture or religion"