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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
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The problem with what we call the 'Arab spring' is that these are very nationalistic experiences. Tunisians are concerned with Tunisia, Egyptians concerned with Egypt and so on.
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If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.
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The suicide bomber who blows up Israeli children cannot transform himself into a martyr. The Palestinian problem is not an Islamic problem.
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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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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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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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The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage.
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There is dignity in your being even if there's indignity in what you're doing.
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Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion.
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Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.
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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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I believe my religion is the truth, but I am not the truth and the truth doesn't belong to me I'm trying to belong to the truth.
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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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Muslims, scholars or not, are on the side of the oppressed and never on the side of the oppressors. Some scholars claim they don't do politics but if you listen to their statements in the Middle East or in other conferences, they support corrupt regimes and despots, such as as-Sissi.
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The United States of America or the Western countries, they don't have a problem with Islamists as long as they are neoliberal capitalists and promoting the economic order. And the best example is the petro-monarchies. The petro-monarchies, they don't want democracy. They say there is no democracy in Islam. But they are within the economic system.
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For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
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South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation.
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In Islam, rules are important, like the Prophet said innal halaala bayyinun, wa innal haraama bayyinun [what is halal is clear, what is haram is clear]. The goal is not to diminish the importance of rules, but to have the right priorities.
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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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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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