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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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I am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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Do not respond to attacks with attacks. Respond with Mercy & Respect
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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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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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Globalisation means indeed everything is global but there are still very specific centres of power, especially when it comes to media and news.Misinformation about some attacks is going to affect how emotionally involved the audience is going to get. In the end, an emotional ranking is artificially created when it comes to casualties.
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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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There is something which is going to be one of the main challenges in the Muslim world today, in the Muslim-majority countries in the Arab world, is the religious credibility. How are you going to react to what is said about Islam? So, by touching the prophet of Islam, the reaction should be, who is going to be the guardian?
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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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Don’t nurture a sense of guilt rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility.
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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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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 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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The 21st century - and the atheists - needs the presence of religion, just as religion must deal with the real challenges and the thinkers of the day in order to sharpen the conscience and the intelligence of those who study the timeless sacred texts in a spirit of responding to the questions of their time.
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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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Criticizing to destroy is easy, thinking in order to build is much more difficult to achieve
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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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There is great potential and deep fragility [in Malaysia] that can be used by any group that stresses on religion, pushing towards Islam, rejecting people and alienating migrants - anything can be used to win the next elections. So these are the signs of fragility that is very much there.
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There is no faith, without a critical mind
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If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die
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We cannot have a free market since it does not really set us free. It's free for interest, speculation and consumerism to create false needs.
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