Quotes About Religion

I'm afraid that a lot of things that people believe about Islam are totally different from the religion that most of us recognize. I was really fortunate that I got to know Islam before it became a headline.

I saw Islam as the correct way to live, and I chose to try to live that way.

I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

Islam has been badly used by a certain ideology.

The problem is not Hamas, the problem is not people. The root of the problem is Islam itself as an idea, as an idea. And about Hamas as an organization, of course, the Hamas leadership, including my father, they're responsible; they're responsible for all the violence that happened from the organization.

The world does not have an Islam problem; the world has a dignity problem.

The clash of civilizations or the clash between Islam and the West may be cliches. But there is an even bigger cliche around: that this clash actually goes on within Islam, between reformists and fanatics.

Family is such a fundamental part of Islam, and women run the family. I had to force myself not to impose my own definition of political and social freedom on women in Islam, and approach each story objectively.

Islam's not just about covering your hair. It's about how you treat other people.

All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.

It's probably incorrect to say that Islam is 'a religion of peace,' as some politicians like to say. Overstatements like that don't clarify anything.

Former president Wulff said Islam belongs to Germany. That is true. I also hold this opinion.

No, Islam did not lift American blacks out of poverty; capitalism did that.

Make no mistake about it - Islam is just not another way to approach God.

No, Islam did not free African-Americans from slavery, not in Africa and not in Europe or America. Evangelical Christianity did that.

We have a problem with political Islam in Austria.

The Dutch are still allowed to speak critically about Islam, and resistance against Islamization is not a crime.

It's not the United States's job to 'protect' Islam.

Acts of violence against one's own countrymen that are legitimated by religion are not new. Nor have such acts been unique to Islam.

Unfortunately, a certain type of Islam ghettoizes itself and is incompatible with our society. And it amazes me that some within the Catholic hierarchy act as if they do not understand.

We want Austrian-style Islam, not one controlled by other states.

The core of my life is Islam, my religion. Without that, I have no strength, no belief in God or in myself.

Islam and freedom are not compatible.

I have something against Islam.