Tag Archives: Feisal Abdul Rauf

In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country. Feisal Abdul Rauf

There are always people who will – who will do peculiar things and think that they are doing things in the name of their religion. Feisal Abdul Rauf

When I arrived in America, I experienced serious culture shock. For someone with a religious upbringing, the 1960s were an extremely difficult time. Even though religion was a big part of the civil rights and peace movements, in my college religion was treated as irrelevant, hopelessly stodgy, and behind the times. Feisal Abdul Rauf

'Jihad' can mean holy war to extremists, but it means struggle to the average Muslim. Feisal Abdul Rauf

I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism. Feisal Abdul Rauf

Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam. Feisal Abdul Rauf

In the 20th century, the Muslim world created a vision of religious nationalism. Turkey, for example, had to be ethnically Turkish. Kurds, Armenians, other minorities didn't have a place in such a vision of a nation-state. Feisal Abdul Rauf

In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace. Feisal Abdul Rauf

A kind of racism still exists in the United States, and Islamophobia is a more convenient way to express that sentiment. There has also been an attempt to paint Muslims as enemies of the United States. Feisal Abdul Rauf

If Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that. Feisal Abdul Rauf