#muslim

Our work in Britain suggests that radicalization is driven by an ideology which claims that Muslims around the world are being oppressed and - and this is the key bit of the argument - which then legitimizes violence in their supposed defense. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#around #being #bit #britain #claims

Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#also #benign #choice #condescending #countries

Among them, there were Muslims, Christians, and Jews living together. But then violent organizations came, bringing with them many large groups of people from various parts of the world to Palestine. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#bringing #came #christians #groups #jews

On this land, Muslims, Christians and Jews can coexist together, as they have - as they had for the - for hundreds of years in the framework of a democratic state. ↗

— Hassan Nasrallah

#coexist #democratic #democratic state #framework #had

Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries. ↗

— Richard Neal

#countries #expanding #fundamentally #i #i believe

Does the imam have a legal right to build the mosque at Ground Zero? The answer is yes. But is it the right thing to do? The answer is no. And most Americans, and most moderate Muslims, join with me in that call. ↗

— Kilari Anand Paul

#build #call #does #ground #ground zero

There is a group of individuals who are radical jihadists. We need to call them by name. They believe it is OK to kill people in the name of their religion. It is not all of Islam. It is not all Muslims. But there is a subgroup who believe it is OK. In fact, it is their plan and design to kill people. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#call #design #fact #group #in fact

The most likely victim of actual religious discrimination in British society is a Muslim, but the person who is most likely to feel slighted because of their religion is an evangelical Christian. ↗

— Trevor Phillips

#because #british #christian #discrimination #evangelical

It is only in the fundamentalist religions that women are relegated to second class. Radical Evangelicals, Muslims, and Jews all have the same view of women. ↗

— Sally Quinn

#evangelicals #fundamentalist #jews #muslims #only

In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. ↗

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

#country #fact #happy #muslims #polls