“Muslims stand by their religion entirely. It is a sort of religious absolutism. While Europeans have stopped defending the values of their civilization. They confuse tolerance with relativism.” ValuesReligiousCivilizationToleranceRelativismAbsolutism Author:Bassam Tibi
“Pluralism and tolerance are pillars of modern society. That has to be accepted. But pluralism doesn't just mean diversity. It means that we share the same rules and values, and are still nevertheless different. Islam doesn't have this idea. And Islam also has no tradition of tolerance.” MeanStillsIdeasDifferentValuesShareModernDiversityTraditionIslamAcceptedToleranceNeverthelessPillarsModern SocietyPluralism Author:Bassam Tibi
“In Islam tolerance means that Christians and Jews are allowed to live under the protection of Muslims but never as citizens with the same rights. What Muslims call tolerance is nothing other than discrimination.” MeanChristianRightsCitizensIslamJewProtectionToleranceDiscrimination Author:Bassam Tibi
