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Because of the spiritual rebirth which I was blessed to undergo as a result of my pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping indictments of one race. I intend to be very careful not to sentence anyone who has not been proven guilty. I'm not a racist and do not subscribe to any of the tenets of racism. In all honesty and sincerity it can be stated that I wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people. Now my first concern, of course, is with the group to which I belong, for we, more than any others, are deprived of our inalienable rights. But I believe the true practice of Islam can remove the cancer of racism from the hearts and the souls of all Americans.

Malcolm X

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Topic

Islam Racism Race relations

Speaker

Malcolm X

Actor

Denzel Washington

Source

Malcolm X

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Drama (film) Biography Drama

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Malcolm X. Directed by Spike Lee, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, 1992.

Muhammad is not the father of any one of your men, but the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the Prophets.

Muhammad

The Quran

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Topic

Muhammad Islam

Speaker

Muhammad

Source

The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

The Quran. c. 630, 33:40.

Current Citation

The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 33.

True piety is this:
to believe in God, and the Last Day,
the angels, the Book, and the Prophets,
to give of one's substance, however cherished,
to kinsmen, and orphans,
the needy, the traveler, beggars,
and to ransom the slave,
to perform the prayer, to pay the alms.

Muhammad

The Quran

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Topic

Piety Islam

Speaker

Muhammad

Source

The Quran

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Definition

Language

Arabic

Time

632 630s 7th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

The Quran. c. 630, 2:177.

Current Citation

The Quran, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. Oxford University Press, 2005, ch. 2.

I would like to inform all the intrepid Muslims in the world that the author of the book entitled The Satanic Verses, which has been compiled, printed and published in opposition to Islam, the Prophet and the Qur'an, as well as those publishers who were aware of its contents, have been declared madhur el dam-those whose blood must be shed. I call on all zealous Muslims to execute them quickly, wherever they find them, so that noone will dare to insult Islam again. Whoever is killed in this path will be regarded as a martyr.

Ayatollah Khomeini

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Topic

Fatwah Islamic extremism Islam

Speaker

Ayatollah Khomeini

Statement Type

Orders and commands

Language

Farsi

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Khomeini, Ruhollah. Fatwa against Salman Rushdie. 14 Feb. 1989, Iran. Radio broadcast.

We are a facing a mood and a movement far transcending the level of issues and policies and the governments that pursue them. This is no less than a clash of civilization-the perhaps irrational but surely historic reaction of an ancient rival against our Judeo-Christian heritage, our secular preseent, and the worldwide expansion of both.

Bernard Lewis

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Topic

Clash of civilizations Islam

Author

Bernard Lewis

Source

The Roots of Muslim Rage

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1990 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lewis, Bernard. "The Roots of Muslim Rage." The Atlantic Monthly, Sept. 1990.

If laws are needed, Islam has established them all. There is no need... After establishing a government, to sit down and draw up laws.

Ayatollah Khomeini

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Topic

Islamic extremism Islam

Speaker

Ayatollah Khomeini

Medium

Lecture

Language

Farsi

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Khomeini, Ruhollah. "Program for the Establishment of an Islamic Government." Lecture series. 21 Jan. - 8 Feb. 1970, Najaf, Iran.