Brian Whitaker Quotes

#1. The irony of this is that while believers and non-believers are on opposite sides where religious ideas are concerned they may also find themselves on the same side in the struggle for freedom of belief.

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#2. The idea of a licentious West that many Arabs hold today closely mirrors the view that Europeans had of the Middle East a couple of centuries or more ago.

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#3. There is an important distinction to be drawn between tolerance of homosexuality and tolerance of sex tourism.

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#4. I don't believe in a country where it's more acceptable to see two men holding guns than two men holding hands.

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#5. It is worth recalling that Britain, over several centuries, waged a war against homosexuality - in the name of religion, social order, decency, etc. - that certainly equalled, and in its scale probably outstripped, anything that happens in Arab countries today.

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#6. Sexual rights are not only a basic element of human rights but should have an integral part in moves towards Arab reform ...

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