Hamza Yusuf Quotes
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Many people in the West do not realise how oppressive some Muslim states are - both for men and for women. This is a cultural issue, not an Islamic one.
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In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world.
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People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear.
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A lot of our leadership has become acutely aware of speaking more fairly, of speaking more balanced, of recognizing that hate speech in any form, even if it comes out of emotional anger, is dangerous.
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The greatest preventative to terrorism is Muslim religious literacy.
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The thing I love most about going to a book store is the self-help section is the biggest section because Americans know we're screwed up. We know it. But we want to get better.
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I know that people can live celibate lives. I did it myself for many years.
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Certainly, hunger can bring out the worst in us. But it can also bring out the best.
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My great, great grandfather, Michael O'Hanson, fled the impending potato famine of Ireland and arrived in America in the early 1840s with his bride, Bridget. They headed for Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and a mecca for Irish-Catholic immigrants then.
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Radicalization is very easy when you mock what people hold dear.
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Katrina did much more damage than anything the terrorists could ever put together.
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The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.
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I think that the idea of a war on an abstract noun is unacceptable.
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The human family is a great one, and the Muslim branch is certainly worth knowing.