• It was thought that to rally Islam against godless communism would be doing the Soviet Union a very bad turn indeed, and that, in fact, transpired.

    Edward Said: It was thought that to rally Islam against godless communism would be doing the Soviet Union a very bad turn indeed, and that, in fact, transpired.
    Edward W. Said, David Barsamian (2003). “Culture and Resistance: Conversations with Edward W. Said”, p.107, Pluto Press