--- title: "Best Israel Sayings by Tariq Ramadan" description: "95 Israel quotes by Tariq Ramadan. Plus more from Tariq Ramadan and more Israel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/tariq-ramadan-877_facts_in-fact-all-the-islamists-that-is-the-re_2979366.png" --- > [In fact all the Islamists, that is the reformists not the Salafis, now they all say that they want a civil state,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/in-fact-all-the-islamists-that-is-the-reformists-not-the-salafis-now/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/tariq-ramadan-877_facts_in-fact-all-the-islamists-that-is-the-re_2979366.png) > [Being Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conflict. It has become a global phenomenon with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/being-muslim-has-become-synonymous-with-pointed-questions-with/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/tariq-ramadan-877_conflict_being-muslim-has-become-synonymous-with_2114122.jpg) > [“Before God and in conscience, Muslims cannot satisfy themselves by repeating what the texts say and then snap their fingers at daily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/before-god-and-in-conscience-muslims-cannot-satisfy-themselves-by/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/tariq-ramadan-877_islam_before-god-and-in-conscience-muslims-can_2119865.png) > [In the Muslim-majority countries you can't do without Islam, we can't do without their culture, in which way they are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/in-the-muslim-majority-countries-you-can-t-do-without-islam-we-can-t/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/tariq-ramadan-877_challenges_in-the-muslim-majority-countries-you-can_1477015.jpg) > [Even after the whole democratization process, it's quite clear that the United States are not seen in a positive way in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/even-after-the-whole-democratization-process-it-s-quite-clear-that/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/tariq-ramadan-877_clear_even-after-the-whole-democratization-pro_1528549.png) > [The United States of America or the Western countries, they don't have a problem with Islamists as long as they are neoliberal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/the-united-states-of-america-or-the-western-countries-they-don-t-have/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/tariq-ramadan-877_america_the-united-states-of-america-or-the-west_2707598.png) > [An 'Islamic economy' or 'Islamic finance' doesn't mean anything to me. But I do think that in the multi-polar world, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/an-islamic-economy-or-islamic-finance-doesn-t-mean-anything-to-me-but/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/tariq-ramadan-877_alternatives_an-islamic-economy-or-islamic-finance-do_2048588.png) > [There must be a very clear understanding that you cannot work for peace if you are not ready to struggle. And this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/there-must-be-a-very-clear-understanding-that-you-cannot-work-for/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/067/tariq-ramadan-877_clear_there-must-be-a-very-clear-understanding_2363003.jpg) > [I wrote a call to the contemporary Muslim conscience, saying to the ordinary people that we might not like the video or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/i-wrote-a-call-to-the-contemporary-muslim-conscience-saying-to-the/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/tariq-ramadan-877_answers_i-wrote-a-call-to-the-contemporary-musli_1517191.png) > [As Western Muslims and American Muslims, we need to understand that the values and principles we promote are not only Muslim values.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/as-western-muslims-and-american-muslims-we-need-to-understand-that/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/tariq-ramadan-877_country_as-western-muslims-and-american-muslims_2658071.png) > [Those organisations, al-Qaeda being the first one, have all settled in areas full of mining and oil resources or in geostrategic zones.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/those-organisations-al-qaeda-being-the-first-one-have-all-settled-in/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/tariq-ramadan-877_afghanistan_those-organisations-al-qaeda-being-the-f_1133554.png) > [I am saying the same to Muslims in the global South, telling them: "Just ignore what is done." However, in the Southern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/i-am-saying-the-same-to-muslims-in-the-global-south-telling-them-just/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/tariq-ramadan-877_comfortable_i-am-saying-the-same-to-muslims-in-the-g_1169131.png) > [When terrorism is directly aiming at Western countries, it is automatically and abnormally enlarged in order to instill emotions and fear. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/when-terrorism-is-directly-aiming-at-western-countries-it-is/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/tariq-ramadan-877_benefits_when-terrorism-is-directly-aiming-at-wes_698402.png) > [You cannot limit the debate to being solely in favour or against. It should be more complex. When you condemn, you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/you-cannot-limit-the-debate-to-being-solely-in-favour-or-against-it/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/497/tariq-ramadan-877_action_you-cannot-limit-the-debate-to-being-sol_2798027.jpg) > [Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/islam-can-only-be-modernized-from-within-if-i-state-that-i-condemn/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44e/tariq-ramadan-877_brother_islam-can-only-be-modernized-from-within_594149.png) ## Other authors on Israel - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 283 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. Bush 241 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/george-w-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 136 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benjamin-netanyahu-17175.jpg) Benjamin Netanyahu 120 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/benjamin-netanyahu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bashar-alassad-16604.jpg) Bashar al-Assad 119 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/bashar-al-assad/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 111 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ariel-sharon-14601.jpg) Ariel Sharon 107 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ariel-sharon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-bergen-74707.jpg) Peter Bergen 99 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/peter-bergen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elliott-abrams-32793.jpg) Elliott Abrams 88 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/elliott-abrams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-ehud-olmert-32097.jpg) Ehud Olmert 84 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/ehud-olmert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richard-engel-78545.jpg) Richard Engel 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/richard-engel/) ## More by Tariq Ramadan > [Saying that the origin of the Islamic State (IS) is within the Muslim Brotherhood organisation only strengthens IS.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/saying-that-the-origin-of-the-islamic-state-is-is-within-the-muslim/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/we-must-master-our-egoism-and-through-this-mastery-step-outside/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/i-have-learned-that-one-should-say-peace-to-those-who-shout-their/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [51% of the French people - who are not very religious - were thinking that what "Charlie Hebdo" did was unwise. They aren't asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/51-of-the-french-people-who-are-not-very-religious-were-thinking-that/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [I wanted to understand. I'm not here to support one, but I am here to criticize all, on a principled position. I very much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/i-wanted-to-understand-i-m-not-here-to-support-one-but-i-am-here-to/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [Many U.S. organizations believe that I am being barred from the country not because of my actions but because of my ideas. The conclusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/many-u-s-organizations-believe-that-i-am-being-barred-from-the/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [There is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different culture than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/there-is-the-philosophy-embedded-in-the-culture-we-are-living-it-is/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/south-africa-is-labouring-to-find-its-revolutionary-path-the-colours/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/acknowledged-differences-may-create-mutual-respect-but-hazy/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [It is of the highest importance to provide equal access to the labour market. Governments should act to establish equitable employment standards and penalise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/it-is-of-the-highest-importance-to-provide-equal-access-to-the-labour/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/wisdom-is-always-connected-to-beauty-when-you-see-someone-acting-by/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/your-sensitivity-is-power-don-t-let-people-transform-your-qualities/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [The dogmatic and, therefore, invulnerable core in Islam is understandably simple: acknowledgement of faith, prayer, charity and fasting. Almost everything else is open to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/the-dogmatic-and-therefore-invulnerable-core-in-islam-is/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [It is like using a smoke screen, the same thing for an individual. The topic here is Islam. If French politicians are no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/it-is-like-using-a-smoke-screen-the-same-thing-for-an-individual-the/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/humility-is-my-table-respect-is-my-garment-empathy-is-my-food-and/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/tariq-ramadan/#itemlist", "name": "Best Israel Sayings by Tariq Ramadan", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In fact all the Islamists, that is the reformists not the Salafis, now they all say that they want a civil state, a civil state with Islamic reference points. 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