- A Muslim woman wearing a hijab (scarf) was recently kicked off of a Southwest flight because someone thought she said, “It’s a go!” (implying the terrorist attack is on), when all she said was, “I’ve gota go.”
- Anti-Muslim protesters in Yorba Linda, California ranted and raved at Muslim families who were merely participating in a fundraising event by a Muslim relief organization focusing on the homeless.
- Congressman King puts on hearings about problems of “radicalization” among American Muslims (implying that the majority of Muslims in America are radical).
What do all these events have in common? They depict Americans who equate Muslims with terrorists. But Muslims are not the enemy – extremism is.
Fear blinds us to the following facts:
Muslims are radically diverse. 1.5 billion people, in over 2000 ethnolinguistic groups. Some women wear the burqa, while others become heads of state (like the late Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan and Megawati Sukarno of Indonesia). There are two major sects (Sunni and Shia) and 8 legal schools of Islam. In addition you have Sufi mystics, who long to experience God’s love.
It is absurd to equate Muslims with terrorists. Yes, there is a miniscule minority of evil Muslims who are terrorists and we must deal with them. I am for national security and support our government’s fight against terrorism. But this “demonization of Muslims is unjust and flat out wrong. READ MORE
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