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"That Islam has been instrumentalized for this atrocious act fills us with double grief. It is all the more important now to decisively confront extremism and not allow extremists to dictate the interpretation of Islam," is quoted Imam Scharjil Khalid in a statement.— Imam Scharjil Khalid, in a statement

How much longer do we want to wait before we take to the streets? Now is the time.

— Ulrich Schneider, in an interview with Der Freitag; about calls to protest against austerity policies

I have no words for how bad this is, what happened to Collien Fernandes. Her brave step into the public eye shows survivors that they are not alone, let alone that they are not to blame. This whole thing has a system. The shame must shift sides. And we must close the legal loopholes that leave women unprotected.

— Ricarda Lang, Green Party member of the Bundestag, regarding the Collien Fernandes case; posted on X

We will not allow anyone to sell what we have built in sixteen years for thirty pieces of silver from Brussels.

— Viktor Orban; during a rally on Kossuth Square in Budapest before up to 100,000 supporters, portraying his challenger as a puppet of Brussels and Ukraine

Iran will not negotiate with the United States.

— Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said this in a post on X.

The start of that 2018 interview was a mess. My wife gave me a talking-to right away. Ms. Mayer is bringing this up now, twelve days before the state election, eight years too late.

— Manuel Hagel, CDU Spitzenkandidat, speaking live in the SWR triell, apologizes for the 2018 remarks and notes that Zoe Mayer is bringing them up twelve days before the state election, eight years later.

"I think my story is more important than anything," Liu said. "To me. That’s what I hold dear, and this journey has been incredible, and my life has just been — I have no complaints. I’m just so grateful for everything."— Alysa Liu, reflecting on her return to figure skating and what the win means to her

It’s my opinion that the Court has been swayed by foreign interests.

— Donald Trump, in response to the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs

Not necessarily: the studies also show that the weight loss effects are often due to a loss of water during Ramadan, and the weight then commonly rises again after the fasting period.

— Barbara Lieder, nutrition expert at the University of Hohenheim