41 Quotes by Jean Sasson

There are four main sources of the Shari’a: the Koran, which is compiled of thousands of religious verses revealed by God through his Prophet, Mohammed; the Sunna, which are the traditions the Prophet addressed that are not recorded in the Koran; the Ijma, which are the perceptions of the Ulema, or religious scholars; and the Qiyas, which is a method whereby known jurists agree upon new legal principles.

Patience is the key to solutions.

I had no use for a husband under duress.

I was born free, yet today I am in chains. Invisible, they were loosely draped and passed unnoticed until the age of understanding reduced my life to a narrow segment of fear. – Sultana.

I came to dread what I might discover next in the cruel world of men.

I thought to myself, beware of those who look like a rose, for even roses have spikes.

Storytelling is power. A powerful book or movie can inform and inflame.

We must all work together to bring change to this earth.

Only when you drink from the river of silence, shall you indeed sing. And, when you have reached the mountaintop, then you shall begin to climb. And, when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.