“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
“The unimaginable brutality of this latest manifestation of Political Islam in the Arab world is too much to bear for many Muslim Arab” WorldPoliticalToo MuchBearsIslamManifestationBrutalityUnimaginableArab World Author:Hisham Melhem
“If we cannot understand the depth of feeling in the Muslim world toward Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Islam as a political force, then we will be doomed to failure in every encounter we have with the world.” IfsWorldFeelingsPoliticalForceIslamDepthEncountersIranBrotherhoodDoomedHamasMuslim WorldHezbollahMuslim Brotherhood Book:The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran Source: The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran
“Reformed rabbis are generally political in nature. It's almost like Islam, radicalized Islam in a way, to where it is just - radicalized Islam is less about religion than it is about politics. When you look at the Reform Judaism, it is more about politics.” WayLooksPoliticalIslamReformJudaismRabbi Author:Glenn Beck
“The trouble with Islam is deeply rooted in its teachings. Islam is not only a religion. Islam (is) also a political ideology that preaches violence and applies its agenda by force.” PoliticalForceViolenceTroubleTeachingIslamIdeologyAgendasRootedPolitical Ideology Author:Wafa Sultan
“Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is qualified for leadership, when it comes to posts of authority such as presidency, Muslim scholars unanimously agree that it is impermissible for a woman to assume such a post because in this case she is in charge of her people's affairs.” PeopleIfsMenPoliticalCasesRightsEqualAuthorityMen And WomenRegardAgreeAssumingIslamAffairPostsScholarPresidencyQualifiedDifferentiatePolitical Rights Author:Yusuf al-Qaradawi
“No one in al-Nahda believes that jihad is a way to impose Islam on the world. But we believe that jihad is self-control, is social and political struggle, and even military jihad is only a way to defend oneself in the case of aggression.” WorldWayBelieveSelfPoliticalSocialCasesStruggleMilitaryIslamOneselfAlsAggressionSelf ControlJihadPolitical Struggle Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi