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Quote by Feisal Abdul Rauf

“I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.”

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Feisal Abdul Rauf, born in 1948, is an Imam known for his work in promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding between Muslims and other religious groups. He has been involved in various initiatives aimed at fostering peace and tolerance. more

“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.”

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“There are always people who will - who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion.”

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“We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.”

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“We tend to forget in the West that the United States has more Muslim blood on its hands than Al Qaeda has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims.”

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“Yusuf Qaradawi is probably the most well-known legal authority in the whole Muslim world today.”

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“In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I'd grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World.”

Source: Moving the Mountain: A New Vision of Islam in America

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