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" You can condemn and criticize religion... all those things are fine, but you can't mock and disrespect people. "
Hamza Yusuf
You
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" 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. "
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" Palestine is the issue, and until this issue is resolved, there can be no peace. "
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" I think all this Facebook stuff should just stop! "
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" The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a long way to go in their attitudes towards women. But blaming the religion is again to express an ignorance both of the religion and of the historical struggle for equality of women in Muslim societies. "
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" America is about choices, including those to live certain lifestyles. "
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" If you don't have religious fallibilism, you have immense problems. "
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" Certainly, hunger can bring out the worst in us. But it can also bring out the best. "
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" A tree grows. If you're staying the same, something is wrong. You're not alive. "
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" To be aware of others' accomplishments and the indebtedness we have to so many people is to appreciate and begin to respect all members of the human family. "
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" Every day, my love for Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, increases. "
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" I've said some things about other religions that I regret now. I think they were incorrect. "
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" Hunger can bring out the worst in us. "
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" You don't fight ideas with bombs. "
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" The true object of war fought for God should always be peace. "
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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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist ideologies. "
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" The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective. "
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" I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable. "
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" Stop taking pictures and start experiencing life. "
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" Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim. "
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" Much to the chagrin of the staunchly secular among us, religion shows no sign of going away. Predictions of the demise of religion, faith, tradition - and even God - have consistently been proven wrong. "
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" 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. "
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" The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better. "
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" ISIS is very similar to the Kharijites, who were a toxic off-shoot of Islam. It's not Islam; it's a perversion of Islam, and to label these militant externalities as Islam is to legitimize their actions. "
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" The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy. "
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