Richard Engel Muslim Quotations

Iraq was home of the Abbasid Caliphate, a golden age when the Muslim world was at the forefront of math, science and medicine.

To be slapped with a shoe is a dirty insult in the Muslim world.

The Muslim Prophet Mohammed was a big believer in charity and firmly established helping those in need as a basis of the religion.

The Muslim Brotherhood, or 'the Brotherhood' for short, is an Islamic group founded in Egypt in 1928. It has been pursuing a secret campaign to take over the government since its creation.