Achieve Quote by Ilana Mercer

The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings.

— Ali Khamenei

Islam does give human dignity, certainly. The point I wanted to make is that it is great foolishness to try to impose our notions…

— Bernard Lewis

Ever since taking office, the Obama administration has sought to accommodate Islamist demands that freedom of expression be curbed, lest it offend Muslims and…

— Frank Gaffney

If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.

— Mos Def

It is not necessary to dwell on the political and social principles of Islam, to underline how close they also are in spirit to…

— Aly Khan

It seems clear to me that the Obama Administration has no human rights policy. That is, while in some inchoate sense they would like…

— Elliott Abrams

In opposing we always talk about freedom in the Western world, Muslims always talk about justice. Very often we mean the same thing. But…

— Bernard Lewis

Human rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.

— Robert C. Maynard

Human rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al…

— John Yoo

All beings want to live in peace and happiness, undisturbed. Therefore the concept of human rights is universal.

— Dalai Lama

“It is futile to pretend the problem doesn’t exist and hope that it will go away. Yet, absurdly, this has been American policy since…

— Robert Spencer

I work in the human rights field and there are serious conflicts between certain interpretations of Islamic law and human rights. That's something which…

— Sadakat Kadri