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> [There are three foundational issues or three divisions that I should say that Sharia fits into, one is penal law of course and that is what gets all the attention, there's two countries in the world right now that actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/there-are-three-foundational-issues-or-three-divisions-that-i-should/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

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> [When you say Sharia, even to a Muslim, it's understood in vastly different ways, in many ways it's part of an identity and most Muslims when they talk about wanting Sharia to play a role in their lives really mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/when-you-say-sharia-even-to-a-muslim-it-s-understood-in-vastly/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

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## More by Mark Durie

> [Islam has values, following the Koran and the example of Mohammed and they form people very profoundly and for some Muslims it creates a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/islam-has-values-following-the-koran-and-the-example-of-mohammed-and/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [We only have one penal code in the United States, and it applies in every single state, every city, no matter who is there.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/we-only-have-one-penal-code-in-the-united-states-and-it-applies-in/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [If as we accept God is the perfect epitome of justice, mercy, goodness, and compassion, then our efforts to define the divine will through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/if-as-we-accept-god-is-the-perfect-epitome-of-justice-mercy-goodness/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [The Middle East is rejecting any other religions, so it's a one sided multiculturalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/the-middle-east-is-rejecting-any-other-religions-so-it-s-a-one-sided/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [I met many Christians leaving the Middle East, hoping to come to Australia feeling they would leave behind a society where they were inferiors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/i-met-many-christians-leaving-the-middle-east-hoping-to-come-to/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [One of the reasons why people in the west are nervous is they are reading the Koran, and the life of Mohammed and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/one-of-the-reasons-why-people-in-the-west-are-nervous-is-they-are/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [There needs to be more women scholars, and that is not something new, we need to return to the glorified past and get more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/there-needs-to-be-more-women-scholars-and-that-is-not-something-new/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [There's really no such thing as just Sharia, it's not one monolithic Continuum - Sharia is understood in thousands of different ways over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/there-s-really-no-such-thing-as-just-sharia-it-s-not-one-monolithic/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [We must recognise - both Muslims and non- Muslims, that the Koran is a text. We need human engagement with that text, so we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/we-must-recognise-both-muslims-and-non-muslims-that-the-koran-is-a/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [There's no such thing as values in Sharia law, that is what I was trying to explain, it's understood in thousands of different ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/there-s-no-such-thing-as-values-in-sharia-law-that-is-what-i-was/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [Belief in one god, praying, charity, the five pillars, ethical moral objectives and messages in the Koran, the history of Islam. There are basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/belief-in-one-god-praying-charity-the-five-pillars-ethical-moral/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [One of the challenges that happened in Europe is that in accepting many Muslim people they didn't explain to them that those countries have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/one-of-the-challenges-that-happened-in-europe-is-that-in-accepting/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [There are three foundational issues or three divisions that I should say that Sharia fits into, one is penal law of course and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/there-are-three-foundational-issues-or-three-divisions-that-i-should/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [When you say Sharia, even to a Muslim, it's understood in vastly different ways, in many ways it's part of an identity and most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/when-you-say-sharia-even-to-a-muslim-it-s-understood-in-vastly/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

> [The problem with multiculturalism is it's kind of arrogant. The arrogance is the assumption that everyone will buy into our values, because they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-durie/the-problem-with-multiculturalism-is-it-s-kind-of-arrogant-the/)

[Mark Durie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-durie/)

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