Melanie Phillips Quotes


No one has a human right to hide from justice behind a veil.


Citations

Phillips, Melanie. "No one has a human right to hide from justice behind a veil." The Times, News UK, 16 Sept. 2013.

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This quotation of a very popular Muslim cleric illustrates the wide range of political views of Islamic leaders and authorities. Whereas most shun democracy as placing public opinion over the word of God, there are many like al-Qaradawi who have a modernist interpretation of Islam.


Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips
  • Born: June 4, 1951
  • Nationality:
  • Profession: Journalist, Author, Publisher

Melanie Phillips is a British journalist, author, and public commentator. She began her career writing for The Guardian and New Statesman. During the 1990s, she came to identify with ideas more associated with the right and currently writes for The Times, The Jerusalem Post, and The Jewish Chronicle, covering political and social issues from a social conservative perspective. Phillips, quoting Irving Kristol, defines herself as a liberal who has "been mugged by reality".