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Koran says whoever believes in God in the last day shall be saved. It is a religion whose very name, Islam, comes from the word Shalom, which means peace. It's about establishing peace. We greet each other with peace be upon you, which the Jews do in greeting each other.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: About Believes Day Each Establishing God Greet Greeting Islam Jews Koran Last Means Name Other Peace Religion Saved Says Shall Very Which Whoever Whose Word You

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Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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We are not going to toy with our religion or any other. Nor are we going to barter. We are here to extend our hands to build peace and harmony.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

Topics: Any Barter Build Extend Going Hands Harmony Here Nor Other Our Peace Religion Toy

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Fanaticism and terrorism have no place in Islam.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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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

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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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My life has been devoted to peacemaking.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.

~Feisal Abdul Rauf

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Biography

Nationality: Egyptian

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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