Video: Bill Clinton cites Quran’s message to defend Muslims
A former president invokes Islamic scripture at a Florida interfaith gathering to push back against religiously charged political rhetoric.
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Former US President Bill Clinton has condemned anti-Muslim prejudice at a multi-faith event called
held at Koinonia Worship Center in Broward County, Florida. Clinton recalled that his daughter Chelsea read the Quran from start to finish at age 15 and later urged him to read it. His remarks come amid controversy over President Donald Trump's religiously charged criticism of Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan.
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Clinton said he was tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims and of religious wars and cultural conflicts. In the source
Clinton's daughter Chelsea read the Quran from start to finish at age 15 and later encouraged him to read it. In the source
I'm tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims.
Clinton publicly names his fatigue with anti-Muslim bias, framing the speech as a personal moral stand, not mere diplomacy.
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Former US President Bill Clinton has condemned prejudice against Muslims, saying he was tired of people being denigrated because of their faith and calling for greater understanding between religious communities. Clinton made the remarks on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2026, during a multi-faith event titled “Multiple Faiths, One Florida” at Koinonia Worship Center in the Hollywood-Pembroke Park area of Broward County, Florida. “I’m tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims,” Clinton said. Recalling his daughter Chelsea’s interest in Islam’s holy book, Clinton said she read the Quran from start to finish when she was 15 and later encouraged him to read it.
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There are bad actors in every faith because we're all flawed human beings.
Clinton counters collective blame by grounding wrongdoing in universal human fallibility, deflecting it from any single religion.
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“I'm tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims,” former US President Bill Clinton said, recalling how his daughter read the Quran at 15 and highlighting its message of mutual understanding. Video: C-Span Read full story on https://t.co/2fjv8YTPNw pic.twitter.com/rKY41yynNt “There are bad actors in every faith because we’re all flawed human beings,” Clinton said, adding that he was tired of religious wars and cultural conflicts. His remarks come amid controversy over US President Donald Trump’s comments about Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan. Trump has used religiously charged language to criticise El-Sayed, who is Muslim. Sakina Fatima
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Clinton cited Quran 49:13 — that humanity was made as different peoples and tribes so they could know one another — to argue for mutual understanding over hostility.
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“I’m tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims,” Clinton said. Recalling his daughter Chelsea’s interest in Islam’s holy book, Clinton said she read the Quran from start to finish when she was 15 and later encouraged him to read it. He referred to verse 13 of Surah Al-Hujurat, which explains that humanity was created as different peoples and tribes so that they could know one another. Clinton used the passage to highlight the importance of mutual understanding rather than hostility between communities. Watch the video here
Clinton cited Quran 49:13 — that humanity was created made as different peoples and tribes so that they could know one another Clinton used the passage — to highlight the importance of argue for mutual understanding rather than over hostility.
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Chelsea Clinton read the Quran cover to cover at 15 and later encouraged her father to do the same.
Chelsea's early, complete reading of the Quran establishes the family's direct encounter with Islam, authenticating Clinton's appeal to its text.
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Clinton made the remarks on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2026, during a multi-faith event titled “Multiple Faiths, One Florida” at Koinonia Worship Center in the Hollywood-Pembroke Park area of Broward County, Florida. “I’m tired of people denigrating Muslims for being Muslims,” Clinton said. Recalling his daughter Chelsea’s interest in Islam’s holy book, Clinton said she read the Quran from start to finish when she was 15 and later encouraged him to read it. He referred to verse 13 of Surah Al-Hujurat, which explains that humanity was created as different peoples and tribes so that they could know one another. Clinton used the passage to highlight the importance of mutual understanding rath…
Chelsea Clinton said she read the Quran from start cover to finish when she was cover at 15 and later encouraged her father to do the same.
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Clinton's remarks came amid controversy over Trump's religiously charged attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan.
Placing Clinton's defence of Muslims against Trump's concurrent attacks on El-Sayed reveals the immediate political stakes of the speech.
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Read full story on https://t.co/2fjv8YTPNw pic.twitter.com/rKY41yynNt “There are bad actors in every faith because we’re all flawed human beings,” Clinton said, adding that he was tired of religious wars and cultural conflicts. His remarks come amid controversy over US President Donald Trump’s comments about Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan. Trump has used religiously charged language to criticise El-Sayed, who is Muslim. Sakina Fatima Sakina Fatima, a digital journalist with Siasat.com, has a master's degree in business administration and is a graduate in mass communication and journalism. Sakina covers topics from the Middle East,… More »
Clinton's remarks come came amid controversy over US President Donald Trump's comments about religiously charged attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Democratic candidate for the US Senate candidate in Michigan. Trump has used religiously charged language to criticise El-Sayed, who is Muslim.
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