For me I made it clear that I wanted to meet with both sides of the political spectrum.
TARIQ RAMADANWe must re-center philosophy within our frame of reference which I think is the way to deal with it.
More Tariq Ramadan Quotes
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We need modesty not only in the way we dress; we need intellectual modesty.
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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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We are in a world that is connected, but is not communicating.
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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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Our emotions are often beautiful, but they can also be dangerous. They represent our spontaneity, and seem to speak to us of our freedom.
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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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Serve humanity, regardless of religion. Show solidarity for those suffering and oppressed.
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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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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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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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Intellectual modesty is humility as to what I know; intellectual humility is modesty as to what I do not know
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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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Your country needs religious leaders and religious politicians
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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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Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.
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