"I've written a book entitled 'Islam: the Challenges of Democracy,' because it is a challenge. It requires careful interpretation of the Islamic tradition and Islamic theology, and there's a lot in there that would support democratic ideals."

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Source : "The Great Theft". Interview with Melanie Colburn, www.motherjones.com. November 18, 2005.

Khaled Abou El Fadl

#Book Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Democratic Ideals Quotes

“So will you meet me?â€ â€œYeah. Sure. Where.â€ â€œMontragâ€™s safe house in Connecticut. If you were the one who killed him, you know the address.”
“If you're not the one cooking, stay out of the way and compliment the chef.”
“Over the last several quarters we have been growing faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet. We have 18 percent of the global PC share, about 12 percent in Europe, and 8 percent in Asia.”
“A thousand fools believe a lie, and it's good as truth.”

Source : Joan Slonczewski (2000). “A Door Into Ocean”, p.30, Macmillan
“The people in the southern provinces have no interest whatsoever to see British forces leave because they're providing security, stability, structure, and relations have always been good ... really between the British forces and the local Iraqis in this area,”
“Sometimes it take courage to leave.”

Source : Ann Rinaldi (2002). “The Staircase”, p.173, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You thought I was writing The Truth? Honey, I don't even know what The Truth means.”
“Physical separateness can never be overcome by electronics, but only by 'conviviality,' by 'living together' in the most literal physical sense. The physically divided are also the conquered and the controlled. 'True desires' - erotic, gustatory, olfactory, musical, aesthetic, psychic, & spiritual - are best attained in a context of freedom of self and other in physical proximity & mutual aid. Everything else is at best a sort of representation.”

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