"The more selfish a man, the more immoral he is; so also with the race. That race which is bound down to itself has be…"

"At a time when Muslim communities are being exhorted to do more to tackle violence by a handful of extremists who pur…"

"If one does not take the standard of reason, there cannot be any true judgment, even in the case of religions. One re…"

"What we are fighting, in Islamist extremism, is an ideology. It is an extreme doctrine. And like any extreme doctrine…"

"The most significant feature of our histories, however, is the religious zeal felt or exhibited by the swordsmen of I…"

"Although it would be a mistake to think that Islam is inherently a violent religion, it would be equally inappropriat…"

""Religion of peace" does not imply that Islam is a pacifist religion, that it rejects the use of violence altogether, …"

"Like all religions, Islam occasionally allows for force while stressing that the main spiritual goal is one of nonvio…"

"The Quranic exposition on resisting aggression, oppression and injustice lays down the parameters within which fighti…"

"Islam does not condone violence but, like other religions, does believe in self-defence."