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The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent

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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
Islamicist
Philosopher
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IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.
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Saying that the origin of the Islamic State (IS) is within the Muslim Brotherhood organisation only strengthens IS.
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What I'm advocating is an intellectual revolution - it's a different mindset concerning the ethical benchmarks by which we live.
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I am portrayed as a dangerous individual who can be fought thanks to their ideas.
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We have to reconcile ourselves with philosophical questions in every field. Every field should be open to inquiry and knowledge.
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In Ramadan, you should eat less and think more.
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Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.
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I don't think we should take the emotional reactions of a few people as more representative than those of the millions of people who took to the street in a non-violent way against dictators.
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I want the American Muslims to tell the leaders what they are telling me all the time. I want this internal debate to happen and the Muslims cannot just criticize the leadership without being involved. At the end of the day, you have the leadership you deserve.
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Anyone who tries to separate or divorce domestic politics from international politics does not get it, and that might be dangerous for the future of Western Muslims.
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A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.
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Islam is a religion of justice and dignity, and we are taught to never keep silent when facing injustice, discrimination and double standards.
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Culture constitutes an essential element of social and political liberation. As people rise up across the Middle East and North Africa, the diversity of their cultures is not only the means but also the ultimate goal of their liberation and their freedom.
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Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.
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Man is certainly free, but he is responsible for this freedom before God as before men. This responsibility is inevitably moral. In order of this morality, to be free is to protect the freedom of others and their dignities.
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Prayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself.
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The challenge for Muslims in America is to respect the fears of ordinary people while resisting the exploitation of those fears by political parties, lobbies and sectors of the media. To meet this challenge, Muslims must reassess their own involvement, behavior and contributions in American society.
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In the West or anywhere else, the treatment of people in an undignified way (structural and institutionalized racism against Latinos or African American citizens) as well as a dangerous dehumanization of some people (in Palestine, Iraq, Africa or Asia) are simply unacceptable.
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The more I know, the best I believe. The more I know, the best I'm worshiping Him. Because, in the end Allah knows the best.
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Nature is telling us that if you don't respect the environment then you are living with artificial needs and a consumerism that is destroying the very conditions we need to survive.
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