Safak Pavey Quotes

We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs.

In India, it is not a contradiction for religion and liberalism to co-exist.

It is very important that the world know that there have been 500 years of peaceful coexistence in Turkey between the Jews and Moslems.

I do not believe in a clash of civilizations in this world. As Turkey we are in an ideal position to be a bridge….We have been able to show that a Moslem country can have a strong democracy…. We have to have a common platform to fight against terrorism. All terrorists are bad no matter what religion the come from.

A secular state can offer security to Muslims since it is compatible with acknowledging that religion is important and, that in a religiously plural environment the state does not allow believers in one religious tradition to enjoy a privileged status. All are citizens with equal rights.

Let no one challenge India's secularism.

The fact remains that secularism is inherent in the Indian system, in the Indian ethos and culture. India cannot but be secular.

As we consider the shared values of the U.S. and India, due attention to the fundamental human right of religious freedom is of the utmost importance.

It pains me to see the gap that exists in the public's consciousness - religious and secular - between the notion of Israel as a Jewish state and as a democratic state.

As Commander of the Faithful, it is out of the question that I fight Islam. We need to fight violence and ignorance. It is true, when one strolls out, one sees women with scarves and men with beards. This has always been the case in Morocco. Morocco is built on tolerance.

I was told to challenge every spiritual teacher, every world leader to utter the one sentence that no religion, no political party, and no nation on the face of the earth will dare utter: 'Ours is not a better way, ours is merely another way.

The very moment you understand that being a Muslim and being American or European are not mutually exclusive, you enrich your society. Promote the universal principles of justice and freedom, and leave the societies elsewhere to find their model of democracy based on their collective psychology and cultural heritage.

It is very important that football can see beyond religion but FIFA does not just ignore its impact.

Many of us, both Jews and Christians, want the public square to be pluralistic, which is neither partisan nor naked.

The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.

I am not a lover of Israel, of course. I have no reason to be. But I don't hate Jews.

And also a lot of Muslims are no more religious then the average Swede. For them it's natural that human rights come first.

I believe that pluralistic secularism, in the long run, is a more deadly poison than straightforward persecution.

Right now we're in the middle of a cultural war between the Muslims and the Western world. The politicians get in the way, but if you put two people together in a room, they can talk it out and work it out, just like Anna and the King.

On this land, Muslims, Christians and Jews can coexist together, as they have - as they had for the - for hundreds of years in the framework of a democratic state.

More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion.

A country which has a population 99% as their faith in Islam can also be a country which are subscribing to the universal values of the E.U.

I'd say that all nations have contact with the truth, and all religions have admirable people.

Yes, obviously, there's this degree of wanting people to accept other people faiths and philosophies.

We in Tunisia have no problem with respecting other people's religion, and we have a long tradition of that.