{"author":"Aasif Mandvi","author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi","total_quotes":5,"quotes":[{"text":"That's the Indian in me - you must put spices on everything. As a kid, whenever we got sick, my mom would take milk and put turmeric in it. That was our medicine. That was the cure-all. Some people turn to Robitussin.","author":"Aasif Mandvi","tags":["me","medicine","people "],"id":8085,"author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi"},{"text":"'Halal in the Family' will expose a broad audience to some of the realities of being Muslim in America. By using satire, we will encourage people to reconsider their assumptions about Muslims, while providing a balm to those experiencing anti-Muslim bias. I also hope those Uncles and Aunties out there will crack a smile!","author":"Aasif Mandvi","tags":["family","hope","america "],"id":34873,"author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi"},{"text":"I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.","author":"Aasif Mandvi","tags":["beauty","hate","believe "],"id":130047,"author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi"},{"text":"Religion is so much more than the god you pray to. The religion that you associate with, it's culture, it is family, it is background. That is something that I have always grown up with.","author":"Aasif Mandvi","tags":["family","culture","god "],"id":257171,"author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi"},{"text":"For my parents' generation, the idea was not that marriage was about some kind of idealized, romantic love; it was a partnership. It's about creating family; it's about creating offspring. Indian culture is essentially much more of a 'we' culture. It's a communal culture where you do what's best for the community - you procreate.","author":"Aasif Mandvi","tags":["love","family","romantic "],"id":314188,"author_id":"Aasif+Mandvi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":5,"pages":1}}