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Tariq Ramadan
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 26
Islamicist
Philosopher
Theologian
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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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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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If we had not created a set of people against another the world would have been corrupt, and against here means two things: Against in the fact that they are challenging you with their diversity, challenging your intelligence and to challenge is not negative, it can be very positive depending on how you are challenged.
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The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules that overlooks their ultimate objective).
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Ramadan is, in its essence, a month of humanist spirituality.
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Islam, as a religion, has been established in France for a long time, and the religious question has been resolved in this country. Islam does not threaten France's future in any way.
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We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.
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To be more precise, it's ethics and liberation, and as a consequence there is an ethics of liberation.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.
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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 Muslim should be sincerely religious AND politically aware.
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The problem is that the constitution should have been and was an opportunity, exactly as Moncef Marzouki tried to do, to bring together the secularists and Islamists.
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We must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
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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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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 am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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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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