Gilles Kepel Born : June 30, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Gilles Kepel To militant Islamists, the expulsion of the Soviets was just the prelude to purging the entire Islamic world of infidels. Gilles Kepel prelude islamic world The Americans view the democratization of the Middle East as the route to peace. Gilles Kepel routes middle-east views In the Arab mindset, democratization may not be an exclusively negative term. But it's associated closely with American policies and the occupation of Iraq. Gilles Kepel occupation iraq negative Muslim citizens should never be classified according to their creed, origin, ancestry or culture. After all, I don't define my political or social position by reference to the Christian faith. Gilles Kepel political christian culture
