Carolina QuotesA progressive Muslim is a Muslim who respects all religions. He doesn’t politicize his God. God is not a book. God is justice and freedom and love and honesty. That is what my father taught me–to be honest.
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“A progressive Muslim is a Muslim who respects all religions.…” Nawal El Saadawi. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-EC5482444C. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/ec5482444c
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