Quotes from Tariq Ramadan

South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa.

The 'army camp' that coordinates the agencies of our brain is vulnerable, both in itself and from within. In effect, he who can know and master its functioning and psychology from outside can become twice its master.

The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.

Mankind must be positively and constructively wary of mankind, of their fellow man, of their families, of the members of their faith community, of their fellow-citizens.

Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to despair of men and events.

You're a man, but the day you raise your voice to your mother, you're not anymore.

Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it.

A good Muslim is not one who is strictest in his judgment, but who is most patient in listening.

If you are not at peace with yourself then you cannot spread peace.

My experience of living with people of diverse religions and cultures taught me that one will never be at peace with the other if one is at war with oneself.

Greek philosophy departs from the assumption that we can understand the world autonomously using our rational faculties. Islam is not saying this.

You can't say 'I don't do politics,' because silence is a political statement.

National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood.

There is One God. We have an epistemic center. There is meaning.

Modesty is the way you deal with beauty not the way you avoid it.

In sha Allah, God willing, must be the expression of humility of the active actors and it must never be the justification of the passive observers

In the name of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, we cannot accept that the rights of individuals (Arab or Muslim) be trampled upon, or that populations are targeted and discriminated against in the name of the war against terrorism.

Political rhetoric leads only to confusion.

Every country in Europe needs immigrants for its economic survival.

Your sensitivity is power. Don't let people transform your qualities into weaknesses.

The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication and interpretation is a remarkable amplifier of emotions, and of illusions.

Islam came to teach us that there is no faith without intelligence and here we are: destroying our intelligence in the name of faith.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.