It is important that the Muslim leaders, scholars, and intellectuals are much more vocal and explain what Islam is.
Tariq RamadanPrayer is better than to sleep. Wake up. Wake up & pray. This is the way you free yourself.
Tariq RamadanIslam has no problem with women, but Muslims do clearly appear to have serious problems with them
Tariq RamadanThere is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different culture than Malaysians.
Tariq RamadanEven 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.
Tariq RamadanBeing Muslim has become synonymous with pointed questions, with tension and mistrust, even with conflict. It has become a global phenomenon with profound consequences for inter-communal relations, political rhetoric and policies at the local, regional, national and international level.
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