America Quote by Thomas P. Campbell

Once Europe existed in a Dark Age and Islam carried the torch of learning. Now we Muslims live in a Dark age.

— Mahmud Tarzi

The medieval Islamic world, from Central Asia to the shores of the Atlantic, was a world where scholars and men of learning flourished. But…

— Prince Charles

The great majority of Americans do not know much about Islam but nonetheless fear it as violent, expansionist and alien to their society. The…

— Tariq Ramadan

For twenty years, Islamic Jihadists have been attacking American interests around the world and we did not take them seriously until September 11th, 2001.

— Zach Wamp

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

None of us, remember, knew that 9/11 was gonna happen. We didn't live in a state of anxiety and fear about Osama Bin Laden.…

— Damian Lewis

I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But…

— Jess Walter

Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East…

— Karen Armstrong

I definitely subscribe to the idea that 9/11, to use an overused phrase, was a wake-up call. There was a year-long national teach-in on…

— Bruce Feiler

The September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon prompted a fundamental shift in the American government's approach to Islamic terrorism.

— Amy Waldman

American policymaking in the Islamic world must begin with a foundation of respect for Muslims, especially when they tell us about their faith.

— Ben Domenech

Islam has always been a part of America's story...and since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States.

— Barack Obama