For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
TARIQ RAMADANCultures 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.
More Tariq Ramadan Quotes
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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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If you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don’t understand the objective.
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Your heart is the center of humility, your mind could be the source of arrogance.
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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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We should not treat people as they treat us, we should treat them better.
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Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.
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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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Fear and its accompanying emotional reactions have become part of the public mindset. Such reactions, while often legitimate, are also being exploited with increasing frequency for political ends.
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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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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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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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Wisdom is always connected to beauty. When you see someone acting by their principles, their wisdom makes them beautiful.
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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 should not fool ourselves. When the Quran says wa la qad karamna Bani Adam [“we have honored the Children of Adam”] so yes we should all be free but this should not mean that we must act against the dignity of human beings.
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