Cat Stevens

Businesswomen are fine. But they shouldn't be forced to pay for the raising of the family. It's the husband's job. That's the way I see it. ”

It is part of my faith as a Muslim to try to help those who are suffering from poverty or economic or political injustice. ”

Moderation is part of faith, so those who accuse Muslim schools of fostering fanaticism should learn a bit more about Islam. ”

Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context. ”

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism. ”

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read the Qur'an first and realized no person is perfect, Islam is perfect, and if we imitate the conduct of the Holy Prophet... we will be successful. ”

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general. ”

Music can be healing, and with my history and my knowledge of both sides of what looks like a gigantic divide in the world, I feel I can point a way forward to our common humanity again. ”

There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. ”

The fact that the Prophet cared for every human being and tried his best to ensure their security in the hereafter must be the most telling of his compassionate and merciful characteristics. ”