Confronting Quote by Cat Stevens

I challenge British Muslims to accept that as strongly as they feel about Iraq or counter-terrorism measures, poverty and inequality have the biggest impact…

— Sadiq Khan

There is no problem with Islam itself or with the Muslims, but these are difficult times, and the difficulty stems from radical Islam.

— Daniel Pipes

I think what we are seeing is a vicious circle: by covering the controversies and the conflicting realities, it creates a much distorted perception…

— Tariq Ramadan

After the 9/11 incidents, Islam has become a big question mark among westerners, especially Americans. The mass media constantly raise the issue of relationship…

— Abdolkarim Soroush

I mean, Britain is a country of successful Muslim businesspeople, teachers and educators, journalists. So, we have to say very strongly that the two…

— David Miliband

When I was in the US, I felt that the discourse there surrounding Muslims as the other, problematising Muslims and Islam as the other…

— Reza Aslan

The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.

— Karen Armstrong

I think that the anti-Semitic problem in the British Muslim community is worse than among the community at large.

— Mehdi Hasan

There is clearly a conflict within British Islam between a moderate majority that accepts the norms of Western democracy and a growing minority that…

— Munira Mirza

Being subjected to Islamophobic abuse makes integration less likely and amplifies the views of the extremists rather than the mainstream. It's divisive and dangerous…

— Sadiq Khan

Perhaps inevitably, media stories focus on differences, which exacerbates tensions; yet Islamic radicalization is, in part, an acute expression of broader trends that affect…

— Munira Mirza

The religiously observant is lumped in with the nominal Muslim, the nominal Muslim is lumped in with the non-Muslim and the radical. If we…

— Reza Aslan