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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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When terrorism is directly aiming at Western countries, it is automatically and abnormally enlarged in order to instill emotions and fear. However, when attacks happen in the Middle East, is it conveniently downplayed and less talked about. Unless they would benefit more from a heavy coverage.
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When we begin to look around us, to observe individuals and societies, and to study philosophies and religions, we realize that our loneliness is shared. Our solitude is plural, and our singularity is the similarity between us.
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Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity.
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To live is to love,to serve, to forgive. Love the One, love and serve humanity. To learn to love oneself and to love is to learn to forgive
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In fact all the Islamists, that is the reformists not the Salafis, now they all say that they want a civil state, a civil state with Islamic reference points. They are not talking about an Islamic state, or sharia in the way this was once understood in the fight against the colonisers, or just afterwards in the 70's, 80's and 90's.
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Now no one can deny the fact that whatever is the state of the affairs in the country, you did not have the army controlling the country and you have a pluralistic society anyway.
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Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.
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Politics is mainly about interests. As Muslim citizens, we understand these interests but we should put principles and dignity beyond everything.
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Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.
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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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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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I wrote a call to the contemporary Muslim conscience, saying to the ordinary people that we might not like the video or the cartoons, but that violence certainly isn't the right answer. I don't think laws are going to solve the problem.
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Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.
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Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely.
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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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We want to tell people how great Islam is yet we are not great Muslims.
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There is nothing more Islamic than critical thinking.
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Life is not black and white when it comes to perception.
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The message of Islam asks you to be intellectually, spiritually, socially, and politically independent
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You're asking me how not to doubt. Good question.My answer is, you can't. This is life
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