"One of the misperceptions that exists in the……" — Feisal Abdul Rauf
"One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers."
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Feisal Abdul Rauf
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51 Quotes by Feisal Abdul Rauf
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I have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never -…
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I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt…
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I read, read enormously on all different fields of Islamic thought, from philosophy to Islamic literature, poetry, exegeses, knowledge of…
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I was completely surrounded by religion from a young time. I was taught by my father. I engaged in discussions…
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I worked as a teacher in the public school system in New York City for several years, and I was…
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In the 20th century, the Muslim world created a vision of religious nationalism. Turkey, for example, had to be ethnically…
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what…
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Staying chaste until marriage, a commandment of my faith, was one of the most difficult challenges of my young life.…
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