mˈɑːduːd dᵻfˈaɪnz iːkwˈɔlᵻɾi æz: "nˌɑːt hˌævɪŋ tə hˈaɪd ɔːɹ ɐpˈɑːlədʒˌaɪz fɔːɹ wˈʌnz ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz, fˈæmɪli, ɔːɹ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi bˌʌt ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ˈʌðɚz tə ʃˈoʊ ɹᵻspˈɛkt fɔːɹ ðˌɛm, ænd ɐdˈæpt pˈʌblɪk ˈæɾɪtˌuːdz ænd ɚɹˈeɪndʒmənts sˌoʊ ðætðə hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ ðeɪ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɪz ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn kəntˈɛmptʃuːəsli ɛkspˈɛkt ðˌɛm tə wˈɪðɚɹ ɐwˈeɪ.
Modood defines equality as: "not having to hide or apologise for one's origins, family, or community but requiring others to show respect for them, and adapt public attitudes and arrangements so that the heritage they represent is encouraged rather than contemptuously expect them to wither away.