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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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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
Islamicist
Philosopher
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Arabia
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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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Life is not black and white when it comes to perception.
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There is no faith, without a critical mind
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Criticizing to destroy is easy, thinking in order to build is much more difficult to achieve
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Even the concept of the infidel is misleading, because the infidel is normally someone with a different faith, someone who refuses to recognize the truth of the words of the Koran, as revealed by God. He has every right to do so, as long as he does not question my right to believe in my truth.
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