“(God) gives the weak a weapon for self-defense that the strong, despite his military and nuclear arsenals, can do nothing against. There are clerics who condemn this and even say that these are suicide operations that are not allowed in Islam.” GivingSelfStrongCan DoMilitaryWeaponsWeakSuicideIslamDefenseNuclearDespiteOperationsSelf DefenseArsenal Author:Yusuf al-Qaradawi
“Many of Islam's apologists insist that suicide bombing is not Islamic because the Koran forbids suicide. Mmm-hmm. So where are all the Muslims gathering in mass demonstrations to vehemently condemn this practice that slanders their religion? Why does contemporary Islam promote 'martyrdom' as the highest duty of Muslims? Why are photographs of suicide bombers plastered everywhere in Beirut? Because Islam is what Islam does.” DoePracticeDutyHighestMassSuicideIslamPhotographContemporaryIslamicGatheringDemonstrationSlanderBombingMartyrdomBombersHmmSuicide BombersBeirut Author:Jamie Glazov
“Suicide attacks are the actions of losers who have nothing left to lose. In this case, Islam serves as a mask, a cover for desperation and nihilism, but not for religion.” ActionLeftLosesCasesSuicideIslamMaskLoserDesperationNihilism Author:Walter Kasper
“Traditional Muslims stand at the foot of the ladder, living in guilt for not really practicing Islam. At the top are fundamentalists, the ones you see in the news killing women and children for the glory of the god of the Qur'an. Moderates are somewhere in between. A moderate Muslim is actually more dangerous than a fundamentalist, however, because he appears to be harmless, and you can never tell when he has taken that next step toward the top. Most suicide bombers began as moderates.” ChildrenNextStepsTakenFeetDangerousNewsGlorySuicideGuiltIslamKillingTraditionalLaddersModeratesFundamentalistNext StepsBombersSuicide Bombers Author:Mosab Hassan Yousef
“Assassination, kidnappings and suicide attacks have become too much the standard operating procedure in the Islamic world. So much so that the name of Islam itself has been diminished in the eyes of many people. It is the responsibility of all of us, and particularly those in the Islamic world who care about their religion, to rescue it from its increased association with violence.” PeopleWorldEyeCareResponsibilityViolenceSuicideIslamIslamicKidnapping Author:John F. Kerry
“One of the big problems in this field is that there's so much mystification that surrounds talk of the Shari'a, whether its saying that Islam is all about peace or whether its people saying that Islam is all about Jihad and all about suicide bombs. People will make statements which don't seem to be backed up by any sort of historical context.” PeopleProblemSuicideHistoricalIslamSurroundJihad Author:Sadakat Kadri