Quotes
Authors
Irshad Manji

"I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me... Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we Muslims are conspiring against ourselves. We're in crisis and we're dragging the rest of the world with us. If ever there was a moment for an Islamic reformation, it's now. For the love of God, what are we doing about it?"

Source : Irshad Manji (2007). “The Trouble with Islam: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith”, p.3, Macmillan

Irshad Manji

#Islamic Quotes #Self Quotes #Ice Quotes

“You live in a society that is shaped in every possible way by the Bible. The language you use, the laws you obey (and disobey), the founding principles of your nation, the disputes about abortion, homosexuality, adultery - these and so much else in your world are rooted in the Bible. You don't have to read it for its truth value. You should read it to understand how your world got the way it is, the way you would read the constitution or Shakespeare.”

Source : "Biblically Speaking". Online chat, www.slate.com. March 4, 2009.
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“When someone gets a job, it better be clear what they did to get it.”
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“The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy.”
“We are watching the beginnings of the defiant self-assertion of a new generation of Americans, a generation who are looking forward to finishing their education with no jobs, no future, but still saddled with enormous and unforgivable debt.”
“A culture is like an immune system. It operates through the laws of systems, just like a body. If a body has an infection, the immune system deals with it. Similarly, a group enforces its norms, either actively or passively.”
“Do not let fear overcome your efforts.”

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