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Israel Quotes by Tariq Ramadan

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Islam is described as a simple core of faith, prayer, charity, and fasting, while the need for vocal Muslim leaders is stressed. The quotes also point out political ties, such as U.S. involvement with Egypt, and highlight patience and a stance that sides with the oppressed over aggressors.

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Many times I have asked Muslim women not to nurture the victim mentality. stand up for your rights

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Jihadists are acting against the interests of every single country.

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A Muslim should be sincerely religious AND politically aware.

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The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent

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Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

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We want to tell people how great Islam is yet we are not great Muslims.

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Islam has no problem with women, but Muslims do clearly appear to have serious problems with them

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Proud to be a Muslim isn't a stamp you have on your heart, it's a light you have in your heart.

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The Islamic world is obsessed with the notion of strong leaders. This is a mistake. We don't need powerful leaders, but rather…

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To Islamize doesn't make sense to me. But to center, but to have intellectual empathy and modesty - all these dimensions are…

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The great majority of Americans do not know much about Islam but nonetheless fear it as violent, expansionist and alien to their…

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The perception in the Arab world now is that we are having secularists against Islamists, and that's it. So the secularists are…

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The discriminations that are found in the Muslim majority countries are more Cultural than Islamic. … I have always said to the…

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It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is.

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Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this…

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Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double…

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I am saying the same to Muslims in the global South, telling them: "Just ignore what is done." However, in the Southern…

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Those organisations, al-Qaeda being the first one, have all settled in areas full of mining and oil resources or in geostrategic zones.…

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Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable,…

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When terrorism is directly aiming at Western countries, it is automatically and abnormally enlarged in order to instill emotions and fear. However,…

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You cannot limit the debate to being solely in favour or against. It should be more complex. When you condemn, you need…

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An 'Islamic economy' or 'Islamic finance' doesn't mean anything to me. But I do think that in the multi-polar world, it is…

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As Western Muslims and American Muslims, we need to understand that the values and principles we promote are not only Muslim values.…

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I wrote a call to the contemporary Muslim conscience, saying to the ordinary people that we might not like the video or…

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Things need to be properly named. Political confusion starts with terminology confusion. Islamism implies some sort of political and social plan for…

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The singularity of Islam is its universality. As American citizens and as Muslims, you need to show there is something specific, namely…

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Unsettled Middle East, in these times where the people are trying to find their way towards democracy, could be interesting for many…

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Shouldn't the American leadership be addressing what is happening in America, with its domestic policies on racism, discrimination, illegal monitoring, solitary confinement,…

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Salafi is a very broad concept in Islam. What we have now is, like, for example, the Nour Party in Egypt or…

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The nature of the state is one thing, but there are other major challenges - what it will take to tackle the…

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The fact that this organisation is called the Islamic State reveals something even deeper. In fact, it implies that every single Islamist…

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We need to acknowledge that there is a real issue with how the Scriptures are being interpreted. Whenever I am told that…

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“From the very start, the Prophet did not conceive the content of his message as the expression of pure otherness versus what…

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There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.

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Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

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Muslims must decide, lest they end up divided by the very religion that calls upon them to unite.

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A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening.

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The universality of Islam is not uniformity, it is unity with diversity.

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I don't buy anything which is Islamization of knowledge. I don't understand what it means in fact.

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Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

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I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

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Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.

It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act to establish equitable employment standards and penalise…

Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.

Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.

The dogmatic and, therefore, invulnerable core in Islam is understandably simple: acknowledgement of faith, prayer, charity and fasting. Almost everything else is open to…

It is like using a smoke screen, the same thing for an individual. The topic here is Islam. If French politicians are no longer…

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand…