Alija Izetbegović vs. Mahatma Gandhi
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Alija Izetbegović
1925 – 2003
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosopher and author who served as the president of the presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996. He later served as the first chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1998, and then briefly in 2000. He was also the founder and first president of the Party of Democratic Action.
"The upbringing of the people, and particularly means of mass influence - the press, radio, television, and film - should be in the hands of people whose good Is…"
Mahatma Gandhi
1869 – 1948
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political thinker who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is used worldwide.
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can s…"