--- title: "9 Islam Doesn Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Islam Doesn quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Islam Doesn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-ref_568990.png" --- > [Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-reform-the-muslim-mind/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-ref_568990.png) > [We twist ourselves into knots convincing people that Islam is peaceful and varied before we realize that, wait a second, you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/negin-farsad/we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing-people-that-islam-is/) [Negin Farsad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/negin-farsad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/negin-farsad-42152_behavior_we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing_3169810.jpg) > [Islam doesn't have a monopoly on violence in Africa. And violence plays a particularly critical role in places where statehood is weak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliza-griswold/islam-doesn-t-have-a-monopoly-on-violence-in-africa-and-violence/) [Eliza Griswold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliza-griswold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/eliza-griswold-20864_critical_islam-doesn-t-have-a-monopoly-on-violenc_1547559.jpg) > [America is a mess. And that's why when Hillary Clinton makes the speech, she doesn't talk about radical Islam. She doesn't talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/america-is-a-mess-and-that-s-why-when-hillary-clinton-makes-the/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/donald-trump-18_america_america-is-a-mess-and-that-s-why-when-hi_2620152.jpg) > [“The same uneven application of values applies in the weird worlds of academia and the think tanks. Like the media, they choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-murray/the-same-uneven-application-of-values-applies-in-the-weird-worlds-of/) [Douglas Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/douglas-murray-12950_quote_the-same-uneven-application-of-values-ap_222656.jpg) > [Islam doesn't have to mean blind faith. It can mean what it always meant in your family, a culture, a civilization, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-it-can-mean-what-it-always/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/salman-rushdie-153_blind_islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-i_2054424.jpg) > [Islam doesn't promote violence or peace. Islam is just a religion, and like every religion in the world, it depends on what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reza-aslan/islam-doesn-t-promote-violence-or-peace-islam-is-just-a-religion-and/) [Reza Aslan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reza-aslan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/reza-aslan-2665_christianity_islam-doesn-t-promote-violence-or-peace_1447027.png) > [The very idea that you could have separation between mosque and state from Islam's perspective is the imposition on them of Christian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/the-very-idea-that-you-could-have-separation-between-mosque-and-state/) [Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/stanley-hauerwas-2675_between_the-very-idea-that-you-could-have-separa_3094573.png) > [Islam doesn't try to destroy cultures; it cleans them up. You can keep your language but get rid of your racist speech.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nouman-ali-khan/islam-doesn-t-try-to-destroy-cultures-it-cleans-them-up-you-can-keep/) [Nouman Ali Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nouman-ali-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/nouman-ali-khan-7169_alcohol_islam-doesn-t-try-to-destroy-cultures-it_440147.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/islam-doesn/#itemlist", "name": "Islam Doesn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tariq Ramadan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-reform-the-muslim-mind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-ref_568990.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-ref_568990.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_islam-doesn-t-need-reform-we-need-to-ref_568990.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.” — Tariq Ramadan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We twist ourselves into knots convincing people that Islam is peaceful and varied before we realize that, wait a second, you can be a Muslim while also recognizing that Islam doesn't even explain half of your behaviors!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Negin Farsad" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/negin-farsad/we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing-people-that-islam-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/negin-farsad-42152_behavior_we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing_3169810.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/negin-farsad-42152_behavior_we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing_3169810.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/negin-farsad-42152_behavior_we-twist-ourselves-into-knots-convincing_3169810.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We twist ourselves into knots convincing people that Islam is peaceful and varied before we realize that…” — Negin Farsad", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Islam doesn't have a monopoly on violence in Africa. 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It can mean what it always meant in your family, a culture, a civilization, as open-minded as your grandfather was, as delightedly disputatious as your father was… Don't let the zealots make Muslim a terrifying word, I urged myself; remember when it meant family.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Salman Rushdie" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-it-can-mean-what-it-always/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/salman-rushdie-153_blind_islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-i_2054424.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/salman-rushdie-153_blind_islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-i_2054424.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/salman-rushdie-153_blind_islam-doesn-t-have-to-mean-blind-faith-i_2054424.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Islam doesn't have to mean blind faith. 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