“My career divides in two: before and after 9/11. In the first part I was trying to show that Islam is relevant to political concerns. If you want to understand Muslims, I argued, you need to understand the role of Islam in their lives. Now that seems obvious.” IfsWantNeedsTryingFirstsTwoShowsSeemsPoliticalCareersRolesConcernIslamObviousDividesRelevantBefore And After Author:Daniel Pipes
“There are individuals who are working very hard to promote fear and antagonism towards Islam and Muslims in this country. It's fueled, in part, by the first African-American president that we have. Obama's father was a Muslim and people have used this to arouse hostility against him.” PeopleFirstsCountryHardUsedFatherIndividualPresidentIslamAfrican AmericanHostilityAntagonismAmerican PresidentWorking Very Hard Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.” FirstsWellsKindTwoImportantCultureInstitutionsImportant ThingsIslamDifferentiate Author:Abdurrahman Wahid
“Having embraced Islam, I felt as if I were born again! I found in Islam the answers to those queries which I had failed to find in Christianity. Particularly, it was only Islam that provided satisfactory answer to the question relating to the birth of Christ. For the first time I was convinced about the religion itself. I pray my family members might appreciate these facts.” IfsFirstsFactsMightFoundFeltChristBornAnswersChristianityPrayingBirthMembersFirst TimeAppreciateMy FamilyIslamConvincedI PrayBorn AgainFamily MembersQueries Author:Jermaine Jackson
“Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the past.” FirstsFactsPastPraiseIslamProphetPluralismPluralism Is Author:Karen Armstrong