Islam Quote by John L. Esposito

The Muslim world and its subset the countries of the Middle East have been left behind in the marathon of political, economic and human…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“The west, and especially the United States, has shown no serious or sustained interest in the Middle East until the last half century. We…

— Graham E. Fuller

Many Muslims consider the United States hostile to Islam and to Arab interests. In fact, the United States saved tens of thousands of Muslims…

— Antony Blinken

“Everyone is being blamed, from the obvious villainous duo of George W. bush and Tony Blair, to the inaction of Muslim 'communities.' But it…

— Muriel Gray

“As we have seen in the data, resentment against the West comes from what Muslims perceive as the West's hatred and denigration of Islam;…

— John L. Esposito

“It is much easier to condemn Islam and 'oppressive Muslim men' than to unpack the intricate relationships between global politics related to empire building…

— Nadje Al-Ali

“The evidence, unfortunately, is that the West is not even remotely interested in mounting a defense of its values in the face of Muslim…

— Lee Harris

The Arab rulers are basically unpopular. They are supported by the United States against the wishes of their people. In all of this rather…

— Edward Said

In the past, foreign intervention was obviously a major problem. Foreign domination, or if not domination, interference. But that has ended. There is no…

— Bernard Lewis

“The West found an excuse for every incident and boxed and labeled it under the context of the country in which it took place.…

— Brigitte Gabriel

Throughout the Arab and Islamic world the feeling is that we are now in top gear for a war of civilizations, a clash of…

— Husain Haqqani

Therefore, the observation must be explicitly made: In the Middle East and in the Muslim world, suspicions linger concerning the objectives of the West…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan