(148 quotes found)
“Ever since I became a Muslim, I've had to deal with attempts to damage my reputation and countless insinuations seeking to cast doubt on my character and trying to connect me to causes which I do not subscribe to.”
Yusuf Islam
“We'll defend our prophet not just with our voices but with our blood. Muslims must continue to demonstrate until an apology is made.”
Hassan Nasrallah
“The point is that some Muslims are offended by them. I think that people need to apply their own faith tradition to this debate and ask themselves how they would feel if hurtful, stereotypical images of someone important in their faith tradition ? Jesus Christ or Buddha ? were also shown in an offensive way.”
Carolyn Washburn
“Culture plays a fundamental role for relations between Christians and Muslims.”
Cardinal Paul Poupard
“I was greatly encouraged to launch this initiative after 93 per cent of some 80,000 Muslim youths polled opted for a dialogue with the Danish people.”
Amr Khaled
“The community was thrilled about the event. There were Muslims, Christians and Jews in the audience all laughing together.”
Carol Kline
“The bottom line for me is that the cartoon is so highly offensive to millions of Muslims that it's preferable to describe it in words rather than posting it on the web. In this case, I believe that our audience can, through our reports -- on radio and the web -- get a very detailed sense of what's depicted in the cartoon. By not posting it on the web, we demonstrate a respect for deeply held religious beliefs.”
Bill Marimow
“A bunch of youngsters entered a Muslim house (in Western Australia) and attacked a lady in the house and later admitted to police that they did that because they are Muslims,”
Ameer Ali
“If America's seen as being indifferent or even attacking the prophet, a lot of Muslims are going to say it's an attack on Islam.”
Akbar Ahmed
“The vast majority of Muslims all over the world are not violent extremists. There are also tens of millions, maybe hundreds of millions of Muslims who are very angry and frustrated and may be pulled in that direction more and more depending on what happens in various places.”
Charles Kimball
