Raif Badawi Quotes & Sayings

FREEDOM OF SPEECH is the air that any thinker breathes; it's the fuel that ignites the fire of an intellectual's thoughts. — Raif Badawi

States that are built on a religious foundation limit their own people in a circle of faith and fear. — Raif Badawi

Look at all the countries that are based on a religious ideology; look at their people and the generations born into it: What do they have to offer human civilization? — Raif Badawi

For me, liberalism simply means, live and let live. This is a splendid slogan — Raif Badawi

...Society needs to open its collective mind to all ideas and ideologies. It needs to give its people the chance to listen to the opinions of others, and then examine them critically instead of rejecting them prematurely. Such a creative dialogue based on positive critical thinking can enhance and develop ideas. — Raif Badawi

Any religion-based state has a mission to limit the minds of its people, to fight the developments of history and logic, and to dumb down its citizens. It's important to stand in the way of such a mentality, to deny it from continuing its mission to murder the souls of its people, killing them deep within while they are still alive and breathing. — Raif Badawi

To respect the opinions of those who stand against you is nothing short of courageous. — Raif Badawi

It's a wonder of human behavior: we build our own handcuffs that trap and harm us. We create the myth, and we honor it. We tell the lie, and we believe it. — Raif Badawi

My biggest fear is that the enlightened Arab thinkers are gong to leave the Arab world in search of fresh air: somewhere far away from the sword of the religious authorities. — Raif Badawi