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There are Muslims of all kinds. The idea of closing them into a single identity is wrong.

There are Muslims of all kinds. The idea of closing them into a single identity is wrong.

Amartya Sen
Ideas, Identity, Kind
"Think a West Tolerant Intolerance Against Muslims Is Wrong and Dangerous". Interview with Mario Baudino, La Stampa, January 30, 2003.

Violence is fomented by the imposition of singular and belligerent identities on gullible people, championed by proficient artisans of terror.

Amartya Sen
People, Identity, Violence
Amartya Sen (2007). “Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny”, p.2, Penguin Books India

the identity of an individual is essentially a function of her choices, rather than the discovery of an immutable attribute

Amartya Sen
Discovery, Choices, Identity

It was incredible to me that members of one community could kill members of another not for anything personal that they did but simply based on their identity.

Amartya Sen
Community, Identity, Incredibles
Interview with David Barsamian, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. September 29, 2011.

The fact that schools can actually be a major factor in cementing the world is a factor that's worth considering, the fact that we all have a shared human identity in addition to many other identities.

Amartya Sen
School, Identity, World
Source: www.pbs.org

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