- In Prison, I resolved to fight Islamic extremism
- Modern Islam ignores the fact that its problems are internal
- Modern Islam is rife with arrogance, conspiracy theories, deflection of blame
- His generation deserves compensation in the form of preventing other generations from falling prey to this extremist ideology

Source: Sky News Arabia (UAE) - July 3, 2021

Former Salafi Moroccan researcher Mohamed Abdelwahhab Al-Rafiki said that while he was in prison, he resolved to fight Islamic extremism and extremist discourse. He made these remarks in an interview that aired on Sky News Arabiya (UAE) on July 3, 2021. 

Al-Rafiki said that his generation deserves compensation in the form of preventing other generations from falling prey to this extremist ideology. He said that the doors should be open to a discourse that levels criticism against this extremist discourse. Al-Rafiki added that Islam’s modern religious discourse is rife with arrogance, conspiracy theories, and casting blame on others, while ignoring the fact that Islam’s problems are internal. 

Al-Rafiki was a Salafi scholar, who was imprisoned in 2002 for his inflammatory sermons.