Wafa Sultan Quotes

Wafa Sultan is a medical doctor who trained as a psychiatrist in Syria, and a U.S. author and critic of Muslim society and Islam.

✵ 14. July 1958
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Famous Wafa Sultan Quotes

“Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don’t throw them at me.”

Wafa Sultan

Cited in: &quot; Syrian Psychologist on the Clash of Civilizations https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/arabs/syrianpsych.html,&quot; at jewishvirtuallibrary.org, March 7, 2006. <br class="br">Interview on Al Jazeera TV, 2006 <br class="br">Context: Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don’t throw them at me. You are free to worship whoever you want, but other people’s beliefs are not your concern, whether they believe that the Messiah is God, son of Mary, or that Satan is God, son of Mary. Let people have their beliefs.

“We have not seen a single Jew blow himself up in a German restaurant. We have not seen a single Jew destroy a church. We have not seen a single Jew protest by killing people.”

Wafa Sultan

Cited in: John M. Broder. &quot; For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/international/middleeast/11sultan.html?pagewanted=print&amp;_r=0&quot; in The Saturday Profile, New York Times, March 11, 2006 <br class="br">Interview on Al Jazeera TV, 2006

“I receive death threats on a daily basis.”

Wafa Sultan

Wafa Sultan, in: &quot; Wafa Sultan&#x27;s message to America http://www.examiner.com/article/wafa-sultan-s-message-to-america&quot; at examiner.com, November 2, 2009 <br class="br">Context: I receive death threats on a daily basis. I&#x27;m a well-known writer in the Arab world. My writings expose me to millions of devout Muslims who have nothing positive to prove but the sheer cruelty of their teachings. Islam has deprived them of their intellectual ability to face criticism with an effective and acceptable way.

“Only the Muslims defend their beliefs by burning down churches, killing people and destroying embassies. This path will not yield any results. The Muslims must ask themselves what they can do for humankind, before they demand that humankind respect them.”

Wafa Sultan

Cited in: John M. Broder. &quot; For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/11/international/middleeast/11sultan.html?pagewanted=print&amp;_r=0&quot; in The Saturday Profile, New York Times, March 11, 2006 <br class="br">Interview on Al Jazeera TV, 2006

“The trouble with Islam is deeply rooted in its teachings. Islam is not only a religion. Islam (is) also a political ideology that preaches violence and applies its agenda by force.”

Wafa Sultan

Wafa Sultan, cited in: N. C. Munson, Noel Carroll. If You Can Keep It, Allen-Ayers Books, 2010, p. 215

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