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"The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights."
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"We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure."
"Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization."
"My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam."
"Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself."
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"Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home."
"The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse."
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