Quote by Moustapha Akkad

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.

Beside all this I think there was something personal, being

Summary

In this quote, the speaker, who identifies as a Muslim living in the West, expresses a personal motivation for talking about Islam. They believe it is their duty to bring awareness and shed light on their religion, which has a vast following of 700 million people worldwide, but is still widely misunderstood. This quote highlights the speaker's sense of responsibility to correct misconceptions and share knowledge about Islam, driven by their personal experiences of being a Muslim in a Western context.

Topics

By Moustapha Akkad

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The clever way death cuts us down, but makes it look like ju

The clever way death cuts us down, but makes it look like just a thinning-out. Generations never fall with one blow - that would be too sad and too obvious. Death prefers to do it piecemeal. The meadow is attacked from several sides at the same time. One of us goes one day; another some time afterwards; you have to stand back and look around you to take in what's missing, to grasp the vast slaughter of your generation...

Alphonse Daudet, Adapted from Ju

Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ -- For

Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ -- For My Sake. It is that which makes the iron saint.

Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For H

Think of many things, do only one.

Think of many things, do only one.

When the subject is sacred, proud and clever men may come to

When the subject is sacred, proud and clever men may come to think that the outsiders who don't know it are not merely inferior to them in skill but lower in God's eyes; as the priests said, 'All that rabble who are not experts in the Torah are accursed.' and as this pride increases, the 'subject' or study which confers such privilege will grow more and more complicated, the list of things forbidden will increase, till to get through a single day without supposed sin becomes like an elaborate step-dance, and this horrible network breeds self-righteousness in some and haunting anxiety in others.

Religion Law Self Righteousness Reflections On The Psalms

I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record

I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record. I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record.

Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call char

Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, Just about everything you do.

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at lei

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.

Authors & Writing

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it

I think, that if the world were a bit more like ComicCon, it would be a better place.

Life Truth Happiness Doctor Who Words Of Wisdom Comiccon Geeks Nerds

Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.

Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.

The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there wa

The name America has definitely grown on me. I wish there was a big patriotic story behind it, but the truth is that my grandfather was a librarian who knew all sorts of random facts.

America Ferrera

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very

Paul is Starsky, and I met him before shooting. He was very kind and encouraged us to go with what we wanted to do. It was very sweet to see them back with the car after 25 years.