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.
TARIQ RAMADANPolitical rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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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 should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.
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I am too old to think that numbers are creating change
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If we agree to say that those terrorists are indeed Muslim, I have no problem whatsoever to condemn their actions. I won’t apologise though, or justify my point of view.
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Acknowledged differences may create mutual respect, but hazy misunderstandings bring forth nothing but prejudice and rejection.
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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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Having traveled a lot and met people from different horizons it makes you more humble and ready to listen.
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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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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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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.
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Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
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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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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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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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