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.
TARIQ RAMADANTo have a moral sense is not to be dogmatic in dealing with rules. It can be an open way with dealing with questions of objectives and purpose, which is completely different.
More Tariq Ramadan Quotes
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Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians
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Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable, it changes nothing. My fellow Muslims will say: Brother Tariq, you became a European, a Swiss citizen, so you are no longer one of us.
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If there is a smoke, there is a fire, the saying goes, That is quite true, but one should find what the fire is, and who lit it.
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When you’re overwhelmed by your emotion, you listen less and you judge more. This is also the reality of the dogmatic mind.
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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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One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.
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I am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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I understand the need to serve the community by talking about marriage or halal food. But you should also lead with vision, wisdom and courage.
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There is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different culture than Malaysians.
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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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Teach the heart not to give way to proud emotions and arrogant thinking; bring the mind to heart-soothing solutions that make it possible to control oneself gently and wisely.
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Fasting is, first and foremost, an exercise for identifying and managing adversity in all its forms. With faith, in full conscience, fasting calls women and men to an extra degree of self-awareness.
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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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We should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.
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