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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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The problem with Salafis is that they are religiously sincere and politically naïve. And they allow themselves to be supported by people who have no religious sincerity but who are politically very smart, especially when it comes to their economic interests.
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We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.
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We should know that the American administration is very much involved with the Egyptian army. And when you talk about the Egyptian army, we don't only talk about, you know, political power, we talk about economic power.
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Life is not black and white when it comes to perception.
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Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.
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National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.
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There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing.
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You're a man, but the day you raise your voice to your mother, you're not anymore.
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We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
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If you know how to live, even death is good news
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Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians
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The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent
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The best measure of a successful life is the way we turn away, we renounce, and even by the way we depart it.
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When you're overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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If you look at how great artists of the past, like Beethoven, for example dealt with art and morality, you see that there was torture and pain in their work, but there was also dignity in the way that was dealt with. So I don't buy this contemporary notion that the only way to be artistic is to be arrogant, offensive or immoral.
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We should say to the West: You have been supporting dictators for too many years. Don't expect the people to introduce democracy over night. It is going to take time. It took time with the French revolution, it took time with the Eastern European revolutions. And it is going to take time there.
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I am saying the same to Muslims in the global South, telling them: Just ignore what is done. However, in the Southern countries they are not living in a comfortable society like you and me. They deal with unemployment, corruption, and surviving. For the majority of them, their religion is helping them survive.
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Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.
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No one can deny that some Islamist groups have credential and popularity. But that does not mean they are a majority. If we are serious about democracy we cannot blame the people for choosing what they want. We must promote the kinds of procedures and processes that are helping the people move ahead.
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