“Islam can only be modernized from within. If I state that I condemn the practice of stoning, that this punishment is despicable, it changes nothing. My fellow Muslims will say: Brother Tariq, you became a European, a Swiss citizen, so you are no longer one of us.” IfsStatesPracticeBrotherCitizensFellowsIslamPunishmentDespicableSwiss Author:Tariq Ramadan
“This simple truth is the essence of my message to Muslims throughout the world: know who you are, who you want to be, and start talking and working with whom you are not. Find common values and build with fellow citizens a society based on diversity and equality.” KnowsWorldWantValuesSimpleCommonTalkingCitizensTruth IsDiversityMessagesEssenceFellowsWho You AreSimple Truths Author:Tariq Ramadan
“The nature of the state is one thing, but there are other major challenges - what it will take to tackle the issues of social corruption, for example, social justice, and the economic system - and what are the future challenges when it comes to equality between the citizens, in particular in the field of the job market and equal opportunity for men and for women? This is at the centre of the question that is the Arab Awakening.” MenStatesJobsOpportunitySocialChallengesJusticeIssuesOne ThingEconomicExampleFieldsParticularCitizensEqualMajorsSocial JusticeCorruptionAwakeningCentreEconomic SystemsEqual Opportunity Author:Tariq Ramadan
“When I am talking to people from Germany, we should know that there are certain things and certain histories that are very important for people. If you look at all the Muslims living in the West, they didn't react in a violent way. They don't like what they saw but they are citizens like you and me and they look at it and say: "This is a silly video but we are not going to react."” PeopleIfsKnowsWayShouldLooksImportantCertainTalkingSawsLike YouCitizensWestSillyViolentVideoGermany Author:Tariq Ramadan
“The Muslim contribution to the future of America is to not only speak out as Muslims, but to also speak out as citizens in the name of our common values. Our main contribution is to reconcile the American society with its own values, those that are not in contradiction to Islam. We have a duty of consistency.” AmericaValuesNamesSpeakCommonDutyCitizensIslamContributionContradictionConsistencyReconcileSpeaks OutAmerican SocietyFuture Of America Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Politics is mainly about interests. As Muslim citizens, we understand these interests but we should put principles and dignity beyond everything.” ShouldInterestPrinciplesCitizensDignity Author:Tariq Ramadan
“In the West or anywhere else, the treatment of people in an undignified way (structural and institutionalized racism against Latinos or African American citizens) as well as a dangerous dehumanization of some people (in Palestine, Iraq, Africa or Asia) are simply unacceptable.” PeopleWayWellsDangerousCitizensRacismWestIraqAfrican AmericanTreatmentAsiaPalestineLatinoAmerican CitizensDehumanization Author:Tariq Ramadan
“American Muslims are already within the system. We should stop isolating ourselves by thinking we are powerless. The youngest generations of Americans have a better opinion of Islam because they interact with Muslims. Half of young American citizens now are supporting the Palestinians rather than the Israelis. Things are moving.” ThinkingShouldMovingYoungHalfOpinionGenerationsCitizensIslamPalestinianPowerlessAmerican Citizens Author:Tariq Ramadan
“As Muslims, we are all equals, we abide by the laws and we understand that we have to be active citizens wherever we are. Our goals are first to live by our principles, to remind people of these values, to reconcile our respective societies with these shared universal values and to try our best to push for a spiritual agenda with more ethics in society, in politics, in economics, and in culture.” PeopleTryingFirstsSpiritualLawValuesCultureGoalPrinciplesCitizensEthicsEconomicsUniversalActiveAgendasLive ByReconcile Author:Tariq Ramadan
“The singularity of Islam is its universality. As American citizens and as Muslims, you need to show there is something specific, namely our moral singularity. We believe there is one God and this one God is pushing us to reach universal values by liberating ourselves from our ego and by serving humanity. We must be involved in this by all means necessary, in a nonviolent way, through the legal, media, economic and cultural systems. We cannot achieve this if there is no courage, if we are not ready to sacrifice.” IfsWayNeedsBelieveMeanShowsValuesHumanityMoralSacrificeEconomicAchieveMediaReadyCitizensInvolvedEgoUniversalIslamPushingServingLiberatingNot ReadyAmerican CitizensSingularityUniversality Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I talk to the young generation and advise them to be both fully Muslim and fully Western citizens, to be free, to speak out, to express themselves. We have new generations of Muslims who were born in the West, coming from within, and they are well educated and they understand. Some sisters and brothers are ready, yes, even though I can see young sisters and brothers who are also obsessed with their social status, their titles, their salary and are scared to not be tolerated.” WellsI CanYoungSpeakSocialBornGenerationsReadyBrotherCitizensWestWesternScaredEducatedTitlesObsessedBrothers And SistersSalaryAdviseNew GenerationSpeaks OutWell EducatedSocial StatusYoung Generation Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.” PracticeCitizensToolsSymbols Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the personal and daily commitment of every citizen.” IfsFailingCitizensCommitmentTerrorCrash Author:Tariq Ramadan
“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.” MenCommunityMankindCitizensMembersFellowsFellow ManPositivelyFaith Community Author:Tariq Ramadan
“We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.” NeedsCitizensCommittedCourageous Author:Tariq Ramadan
