Quotes About Culture

I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians - old and young - coming to Europe and America and having some success. I'm happy to have contributed to that.

Being from Israel and a Jew is complex already, but with France, there is a freedom and a mix of culture. I have met musicians from all over the world.

Intense study with Indian musicians such as Gaurav Majumdar and Zakir Hussain has inspired me to rethink my view of instrumental sound.

In the mid-1800s, they were known also as 'singsong houses,' and the courtesans were actually master musicians.

For musicians, Musikfest is the most cool event.

I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries.

I love my heritage both as someone who grew up as a Muslim and as an Indian - it's part of who I am and I would never deny it.

I am a Muslim, but my favourite festival is Holi, so that is how it is.

If there can be Muslim and Christian countries, why can't there be a Hindu country?

I belong to a Bohri Muslim family, and for us, food is our biggest celebration. We are used to elaborate five- to six-course meals.

Liberty in Islam is the liberty to be a Muslim, democracy likewise, individualism likewise.

I am Shia Muslim.

I want to show people there's not just one way of being Muslim.

I would like to find a way in which people in Saudi Arabia could learn that they can be something other than a Muslim. Some people may not realize this. Of course, there is the problem that you can get in trouble or get stoned.

Middle Eastern Muslim countries are not only important for Afghanistan due to common culture and faith, but also because of economic benefits.

I am from Scotland, and I am Christian, not Muslim.

I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.

My grandmother was a Muslim. My mother is Christian. And I don't know what I am, but I believe in God.

It was 1989, and the word 'Muslim' wasn't even really used in Britain at the time; you were either black or Asian.

I lived in the Muslim world for 10 years.

For a journalist who covers the Muslim world, we have responsibilities to be familiar with that culture and to know how to respond to that.

The opportunity here in the U.S. is so unique because we are so diverse, with so many different cultures living together. Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists, all with their own connections to the spiritual aspects of food and with lessons that we can learn from each other.

Out of 1.6 billion Muslims, perhaps only 300 million actually understand the language of the Koran.

The Muslims in the Cape are associated with having a very good sense of humor.