“It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensDoneMomentsAmericaSpeakResponsibilityExampleAdventureIraqBridgesGloriousSpeak The TruthBuilder Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“What's right with America and what's right with Islam have a lot in common. At their highest levels, both worldviews reflect an enlightened recognition that all of humankind shares a common Creator - that we are, indeed, brothers and sisters.” AmericaLevelsCommonShareBrotherHighestIslamCreatorRecognitionEnlightenedHumankindBrothers And SistersWorldview Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“When I arrived in America, I experienced serious culture shock. For someone with a religious upbringing, the 1960s were an extremely difficult time. Even though religion was a big part of the civil rights and peace movements, in my college religion was treated as irrelevant, hopelessly stodgy, and behind the times.” BigsAmericaCultureDifficultReligiousBehindsRightsMovementCollegeSeriousTreatedCivil RightsShockIrrelevant1960sDifficult TimesUpbringingCulture Shock Book:Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America Source: Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America
“Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.” RealAmericaEnemyIslamExtremismRadicalism Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil.” WorldStatesPlayAmericaEvilBeliefUnitedViewsUnited StatesStageDramaGoodnessHistoricalArroganceUnited States Of AmericaVersusMonopolyUnbecomingGoodness And TruthGreat Historical Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“The world wants to like America. The guiding values that Thomas Jefferson articulated so eloquently - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - resonate strongly around the world, transcending countless superficial and cultural differences, not because these are American values, but because they are universal values, embedded in the human heart.” WorldWantAmerica Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide.” WayTodayAmericaDoctorsTreatsInvestmentStoresLawyerBillionsDriversFabricBankersTaxiKeepersAmerica Today Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers.” WorldNeedsFactsAmericaPrayerPracticePrayingCircumstancesPerceptionFixedOur PrayersMuslim WorldMisperception Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
