Aly Khan Quotes

If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.

We in the West should stand by our core principles.

My heart is committed to giving everyone the same rights that I deserve for myself.

People say that human rights is a Western construct foisted on others. But that's not true. Equality, dignity, respect and justice are as much an integral part of the Islamic tradition.

Some values must be universal, like human rights and the equal worth of every human being.

The important thing is the spirit of Islam. That is all about tolerance…and human dignity…Islam…doesn’t impose anything on other people….

The United States should not, in principle, object to the implementation of Islamic law or involvement of Islamic activists in government. Islamically oriented political actors and groups should be evaluated by the same criteria that are applied to any other potential leaders or opposition party.

Islam never allows a Muslim to kill the innocent and the helpless.

The foundations of [Islamic] religious democracy are different from Western democracy

Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life.

Cooperation and respect for each other will advance the cause of human rights worldwide. Confrontation, vilification, and double standards will not.

Aren't we all human? Don't we all deserve to be respected and treated equally?

'Peace' means rules respected by everyone - big or small, rich or poor - means cooperation. It means respect for human rights and dignity.

The problem with Islam is that it's a law, not a religion, and it's incompatible with our values, our rights, and our freedoms.

I fundamentally believe in freedom and human rights.

Promoting tolerance and human dignity is one of mankind's unfinished challenges.

We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the U.N. Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.

In the real world, as lived and experienced by real people, the demand for human rights and dignity, the longing for liberty and justice and opportunity, the hatred of oppression and corruption and cruelty is reality.

For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny.

I connect deeply with SAVE's mission and I realize it doesn't matter which specific group you're fighting for, that everyone deserves equality, everyone deserves safety, and everyone deserves to be able to live their lives free of hate, fear and discrimination.

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

We have the luxury in the West of being able to say, 'Yeah, absolutely, we're progressive, we've moved forward with the gay community.' We haven't in a lot of other countries. My people from Pakistan - I know we haven't moved forward.

I just hope we can find peace and justice and get back to getting better in this world.

I just believe in standing up for people and against discrimination. I consider myself an advocate for human rights.

It's a principle of my philosophy that you have to respect the individual human being.