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" As a Westerner, the child of civil rights and anti-war activists, I embraced Islam not in abandonment of my core values, drawn almost entirely from the progressive tradition, but as an affirmation of them. "

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" September 11 was a wake-up call to me. I don't want to contribute to the hate in any shape or form. I now regret in the past being silent about what I have heard in the Islamic discourse and being part of that with my own anger. "

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" To the solace of his name, simply saying 'Muhammad' has an incredibly soothing effect on me. "

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" I would rather live as a Muslim in the West than in most of the Muslim countries, because I think the way Muslims are allowed to live in the West is closer to the Muslim way. "

" Our world is increasingly interdependent and pluralistic, and in order to ensure a civil future, we must get to know one another. "

" Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one. "

" I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years. "

" I really believe that carpet-bombing, bombing civilian populations, is a form of terror - it's state terror as opposed to vigilante terrorism. "

" A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is. "

" I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition. "

" You don't fight ideas with bombs. "

" Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace. "

" I've said some things about other religions that I regret now. I think they were incorrect. "

" We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts. "

" In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world. "

" People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear. "

" We Muslims in the West, like Jews before us, grapple with the same issues that Jews of the past did: integration or isolation, tradition or reform, intermarriage or intra-marriage. "

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Past

" All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life. "

" The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective. "

" Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility. "

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" We must assert to the Abrahamic people that we are the last extension of the Abrahamic religion... There is no such thing as an Islamic tribe. "

" Our duty is to be patient. "

" The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist ideologies. "

" America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles. "

" My great, great grandfather, Michael O'Hanson, fled the impending potato famine of Ireland and arrived in America in the early 1840s with his bride, Bridget. They headed for Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and a mecca for Irish-Catholic immigrants then. "

" When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism. "

" A tree grows. If you're staying the same, something is wrong. You're not alive. "

" Muslims are not ashamed of their Prophet's teaching about war. On the contrary, for us it is a great source of pride. "

" If you don't have religious fallibilism, you have immense problems. "

" Live your lives. Go out; take walks amongst trees. "

" I don't align myself with the West of the Muslim world. I align myself with what I perceive to be just and in accordance with my principles - the principles that I live my life by which are universal principles and that are embodied in the religion of Islam. "