Why are American Muslims not speaking out against the terrorists?

Question

Not a general question, a good one, as I don't see them sticking up for their religion or against the radicals, but get upset when we call the religion radical...

Answer 1

Simply because they secretly support the terrorists with money via their mosques.

Answer 2

First of all, many have on many occasions.

Many American Muslims feel that the same people who invaded Iraq and are destroying lebanon and were supporting torture at Guantinamo are now demanding that the muslims speak out against terrorists. I think they are so disgusted with these people that they would rather just stay silent and practice their nonviolent beliefs rather than give the neocons the satisfaction of using them as puppets.

Obviously the Israelis are killing a lot of innocent civilians either by accident or whatever, but it's a fact. Right? Whoever started it, there are a lot of children being injured and killed by Israeli Attacks.

Why don't ALL americans speak out against the killing of those civilians? I mean who is FOR the killing of civilians? The reason many Americans don't speak out against it is because everyone knows how they feel already and they don't want it to be used by the other side for political gain. I think the same goes the other way.

Answer 3

How many non Muslims do you know that are speaking out, but only their friends hear them?
I have heard some Muslims speaking out against the terrorists and radicals, but not *** much as I see the coverage of some Muslims dancing in the streets and protesting the West.

I have to believe the majority of Muslims just want to live in peace and love their God and family.

Answer 4

How many American Muslims do you know? I am an American and also Muslim. Over and over again we have spoken out as individuals and as groups condemning any and all terrorist activity. Islam does not condone murder. I speak out every day against the terrorists. Mostly Israel and the American government.

Answer 5

Probably for a number of reasons: Probably many, though they hate what the terrorists do, are afraid to themselves be the target of retalitation by their more extremist brethren in the Muslim faith. Others are probably just disillusioned with the way our government has handled things in the middle-east, though not given to a hatred of the U.S. And still others have strong sentiments in favor of the terrorists, fueled by a hatred of the U.S. and of Israel, but are afraid to be the target of suspicion if not arrest for expressing THOSE sentiments.

Answer 6

Turn off the Limbaugh and you might hear the calls of moderate Muslims around the world against the radical extremists and their terrorism. They're just as vocal and angry as anyone else about it; they just don't get as much airtime as "more interesting stories".. :\

Answer 7

There are, I know of at least one well known cleric who is "retiring" from public life because he's afraid of the terrorists he's speaking out against.

But that's not "for" the war that the president is gung-ho on so nobody reports it. I heard about him on the Canadian radio news.

Answer 8

A lot of them are. I watch CNN yesterday and they are. They feel the same way about terrorists that Americans do and it is unfortunate that terrorists have given the entire race a label causing hate and disrespect

Answer 9

Do us all a choose and STFU. you're loosing the argument. in my opinion, i could evaluate you a terrorist. someone advocating and preaching "lack of existence to us of a" is terrorism because that's asking you to kill someone or many. Freedom of speech stops at the same time as "lack of existence" will change into in touch with the help of regulation, you ******* fool. the position replaced into freedom of speech for Theo Van Gogh?

Answer 10

What for? Is anyone speaking up for the terrorists? It's a forgone conclusion. What would you like them to say, that wouldn't just make them targets?