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Beside all this I think there was something personal, being Muslim myself who lived in the west I felt that it was my obligation my duty to tell the truth about Islam. It is a religion that has a 700 million following, yet it's so little known about it which surprised me.

— Moustapha Akkad

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I think my love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned.

— Richard Dawkins

It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam means - its spirit and message.

— Annie Besant

In the West, you have always associated the Islamic faith 100 percent with Arab culture. This in itself is a fundamentalist attitude and it is mistaken.

— Youssou N'Dour

At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism.

— Lakhdar Brahimi

I have great respect for the religion. I know a lot of people that are Muslim and are phenomenal people.

— Colin Kaepernick

I think I came to see Islam, or at least one part of Islam, as an important defense mechanism against the commercialization of the world.

— Peter Jennings

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

— Ice Cube

I made the film to bring the story of Islam, the story of 700 million of people, to the West.

— Moustapha Akkad

It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn't a global Islam.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.

— Karen Armstrong

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