What causes religious extremism and prejudice in the Middle East?

Answer 1

propaganda, fake ideas

Answer 2

The fact that they are allowed to see no other options. That their own leaders keep them from being able to live their own lives, and to make a living. Not only that they get to blame the USA while subjugating their own people.
The whole region is barbaric, really. That is why Iran's prez wants Israel "wiped off the map." Why a Christian in the middle east is taxed at a much higher rate than a Mohamedan, and why Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus alike become victims of violence while the leaders of those regions turn a blind eye.

Answer 3

The Muslims want to convert everyone in the world (and I mean EVERYONE) to the Islamic faith. It is so written in the Quran. The Quran contains 26 chapters dedicated to Jihad and conversion to Islam. Read them and you will s**t a brick! Even the so-called moderate Muslims must support what the Quran dictates. Israel has nothing to do with how the Muslims feel about converting Christians, Jews, Buddhists, etc. Israel is an excuse for Jihad because it is small and nearby. Don't allow all this bulls**t from many of the people who answer these questions influence your thinking. The Muslims are out to convert or kill all who are not participating in their faith and Israel is merely an excuse for Jihad.

Answer 4

Several things are workng together to produce Arab hatred toward Jews and the West.

1. Massive numbers of undereducated (or wrongly educated) Arabs

2. Too few economic opportunities

3. Percieved insults to Arab pride

4. A religious doctrine which is too rigid.

5. Failure of Arabs to recognize that, as far as religious groups go, the Jews were there first and so, have a legitimate claim to Palestine...ALL of it.


6. Ancient social structures whcih regard women as unequal.

7. Corruption and abuse of power in Arabian (and Persian) governments which leads to unfair wealth distribution.

8. Arab Pride

9. Arab Pride

10. Arab Pride.

Generally speaking, Arab Muslims have trouble saying, "you're right and I am wrong." It hurts them too much too bear.

I once saw an interview with a Palestinian man who already had one son blow himself up trying to kill innocent people, and he said he could not wait for his other sons to do the same thing so that one day his lands would be restored. Arab pride gone berserk.

That is just sick. You can't reason with that kind of diseased mind.

Answer 5

My opinion is that they for centuries married blood cousins and it caused some mental problems. The UAE now has genetic testing as mandatory before marriage.
We see this here in the mountain folk of the southeast. At the major medical schools they have a seminar or such as to how to handle the inbred mountain people with regard to the physical and MENTAL health.
This is the reason that they are easily lead by their equally disturbed leaders.

So to answer the question, it is mental deficiencies that cause the distorted views. If your brain doesn't work correctly, your views are altered. I still stand by this. Some of the Rulers are seeing that the blood cousin marriage deal is damaging them.

Answer 6

The Hitlers in head scarves (islamofascists) do the same type of brainwashing that the Nazis did with the Hitler youth. There is very little difference between the nazis currently in the middle east and the nazis in 1930's and 40's Germany.

Answer 7

In the present days, religious practices and beliefs are putting a lid over thinking capacity of men and women. Less developed a society is, stronger is the tendency of alienation and a sence of fear from others. Unfortunately, this tendency of treating others as enemies is more in Islam or middle east. With increasing education, it is hoped this tendency will be reduced.

Answer 8

The U.S Government deliberatley promoted religious extremism through Afghan schools as they felt that with this mental attitude they would be less likely to back down against the soviets.

Answer 9

Religious extremism and prejudice everywhere else that harbours such sociopaths!

Answer 10

It's known as "Cranial Rectosis," a condition where the thinking part of the brain is lodged too far up into the rectal cavity to operate properly!

Answer 11

Poor living conditions, when faith is all you have it has a tendency to be taken to the extreme. Education also plays a major role.