"Islam affords women their rightful status, and encourages them to work in all sectors, as long as they are afforded appropriate respect."

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“History is a continuous chain of events, the present is only an extension of the past.”

“To treat every person, no matter what his creed or race, as a special soul, is a mark of Islam.”

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“The ruler should not have any barrier which separates him from his people.”

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