We should say to the West: "You have been supporting dictators for too many years. Don't expect the … - Tariq Ramadan

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I need a dog pretty badly. I dreamed of dogs last night. They sat in a circle and looked at me and I wanted all of them.

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We should say to the West: "You have been supporting dictators for too many years. Don't expect the people to introduce democracy over night. It is going to take time. " It took time with the French revolution, it took time with the Eastern European revolutions. And it is going to take time there.

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Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion.

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Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

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If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die

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Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn our glance inward, and to take the measure of our greatest challenge: the self, the ego, in our own eyes and as others see us.

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The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.

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