Dawud Wharnsby, when asked about music as a tool to defeat extremism, Illume Magazine (2005).
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My intention is to use music as a tool for social change... Extremism comes in many forms. Some people are extremely capitalistic, extremely reactionary, extremely lazy, dogmatic, pessimistic, hopeful, fearful... I believe, extremism is not always bad — depending upon what sort of "extremism" one allows themselves to indulge in. As a human race, I believe we should be extremely good neighbors, socially conscious, passionate about justice, fairness and truth.

— Dawud Wharnsby on Extremism

What It Means

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About Dawud Wharnsby

Dawud Wharnsby (born David Howard Wharnsby on 27 June 1972) is a Canadian Muslim singer-songwriter, poet, performer, educator and television personality who is a proponent of the principles of Islam, Unitarian Universalism, and Perennial Philosophy.