"What Islam really needs is a reform branch — Reform Islam, which, like the Reform Jewish movement, would reconcile an ancientfaith with modern ways.
The problem is that those of us who were born into Islam and who don’t want to live according to scripture — we don’t have what the Jews have, which is a rabbinical tradition that allows you to ask questions. We also don’t have the church tradition that the Christians have.
You have the mosque.
The mosque is not the church.
True. It seems like more of a men’s club.
It’s like a men’s club, and it’s a place where you discuss politics."