At the very least most Muslims around the world need to be given credit for consistently having to deal with abusive bigotry and sheer ignorance. It’s seriously a fulltime job, and most of us are simply tired of it.

The idea that many Jews respect Islam is far from false. None of the Jews I know are half as hateful as you come off, and have nothing but respect towards Islam as a religion. If you know Jews that hate Islam, then that’s your personal business that I do not care about.

The fact that you imply (unsuccessfuly, I may add) that I’m trying to give off the impression that somehow Islam is the best religion in the world, you do this merely by assuming and not by actually providing any facts (i.e, quote from my post) that may remotely suggest this, and without exploring any of my other articles where I fight for the right of religious minorities in Muslim countries.

Specifically, this article came at a time where most people were associating Muslims with terrorism, constantly and incorrectly, and failing to realize that violence exists in this world regardless of any religion, and without listening to the millions of Muslim voices that are speaking out actively against terrorism in all its forms. All your other accusations are your own and are not reflected in any way by this article.

The idea that I am biased, that is purely common sense, and anyone suggesting that they are objective and never biased when forming their opinions, are frankly bad liars.

Your ignorance is apparent not because you disagree, but because you resort to a choice of words “like a typical Muslim” as opposed to factually refuting the argument without making disturbing blanket statements that only prove your lack of education and respect for anyone you disagree with.

Great site, and good discussions! Good to see people can debate without getting insulting. I know my post comes a bit late, but I have only just discovered this site, so my apologies

As an Australian I believe that Sheikh Halali does not represent our Muslim population. Halali received much derision from people here, and the situation was laregly blown out of proportion by the media and some politicians. Personally I believe giving him that much attention only gave him more power – most of us had not even heard of him before that. Also, his comments about cats and unocovered meat reminded me of common mysogonistic views of not too long ago – the infamous “She deserved it,” which here had absolutely nothing to do with Islam.

Just FYI, I am not religious but have read the Koran (in English) and the Bible and think they are both lovely books. I hope forums like this help people understand that most religions have more in common with one another, and really should help everyone live in peace together.

Cosmo

Nevertheless the imperialism does actually exist and it is THIS which we are
countering. the ordinary muslims are mute spectators in all this because
that muteness is part and parcel of the ideology of islam. By mute, I mean
only one point of view is ever seen … the anti Western and anti semitic
and anti modern viewpoint of the imams. I know that many ordinary muslims
are NOT anti any of these three things … but they are not able to
demonstrate against the ‘imam world view’. They are mute … by force.

The imams are the problem, especially in the West. Kick THEM out and many
problems would disappear.

Allah ain’t Akbar.

Yet, I would not argue that Western values are decadent or responsible. I value much of what I learned from Western culture. The fact is that our domestic accomplishments were not won fairly and squarely or through justice and goodness.

And, while I am super-duper anti-terrorism, I wonder what we have to say for ourselves and the terror that we let loose on the world? It’s time for a little self-reflection. And this is coming from someone who values her American identity beyond what you could possibly imagine.

i never called all muslims or arabs any one thing!

You agreed with the person who did yet you say you didn’t. Your whole point is marred with contradiction, yet you say you didn’t do these things. Make up your mind.

i believe the terrorists who say the book tells them to do the things they do.

You are so silly, I will now base American society and the Christian world based on what the KKK say and do. Does it make any sense?

Just because a “terrorist” say he is doing what a book says doesn’t mean that’s what the book says. This goes for every religious group out there.

According to Islam, killing an innocent person is a sin, you are going to hell, suicide is a sin, you are going to hell not heaven to get your x number of virgins like many in the West think. These actions actually contradict what the Koran says.

Koran is not the source of extremism, it’s other factors such as social injustice, repressive governments and their sponsors and the hopelessness that come from it. Koran is just an excuse to validate their views to the majority, a majority who really don’t give a damn like the majority living anywhere till it hits them personally.