2006-12-29 18:01:43 · 15 answers · asked by Amir 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I am becoming a Unitarian Christian and wish for peace around the world, a cornerstone of our religion. I do not take sides on issues in politics but look for answers and solutions. Nobody should be made to suffer for the actions of extremists or governments, which sadly, is what has happened to Arab Muslims and Christians in America. I do not agree with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
No justice, no purpose, too many lives lost. They were not responsible for the tragedy in New York. Why should they suffer? On the other hand, I feel that the situation in Israel and Palestine has two sides and must be worked out fairly and justly for all.
As Westerners (North Americans), we decided for both countries to find a military solution and to determine the policy and peace deals, so we are largely responsible for that situation.
2006-12-29 18:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't feel that way. I wonder why more Muslims don't speak out against the Jihadist Islamicists who are killing people all over the world. Look at Somalia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Lebanon. How about Thailand where a Muslim general took over the government there? A country 95% Buddhist, 3% Muslim? I don't feel hatred for groups of people. I try to understand the causes and reasons behind events to better understand.
2006-12-30 02:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. Becuase it's totally unfair for an entire religion to be earmarked as "evil". It's 2006 (almost 07), garbage like this should not be happening. Just becuase there are some people who take their beliefs to the extreme, doens't mean that everyone of the same religion thinks that way.
At the same time, I don't ask people what their religions are when I meet them. It's irrelevant to me. So if I am meeting a Muslim it's purely by chance, just like any other person of any other religion.
Addition: Susan M, they do speak out against extremists, at least in my country.
2006-12-30 13:10:45 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a Muslim country and married a Muslim. I even became one by name- as where I live you have to be the same religion to be legally married. But, I still eat bacon, drink bear, love my ham, gamble, smoke cigars, shag the missus whenever, never pray (I'm an atheist) go to churches (to sight see) etc. I don't even know any Arabic.
And honestly, there are many real Muslims like that- especially young more affluent people- but tending to be outside the Middle East. The trouble-makers and loonies are always the disaffected poorer classes who want a better life and they try and use their limited skills to achieve it. One of the few clumsy, inept skills they have is their own poor understanding of their Muslim religion
You must remember that religious fundamentalism/extremism and poverty go hand in glove.
That being said, you have to remember anti-Islamicism originates from people reacting to the kind of Islam they experience. Unfortunately in the West- we never get contact with the entirely reasonable, rational middle- or upper-classes but instead get the very dregs- who were treated with contempt by their own societies.
Now, when you get some village peasant/city slum dweller- they carry with them their own warped views of their religion as a form of cultural identity as they soon realise that they fit neither in their new country nor the old.
How do they then cope? Education? No- they did have it back home. Democracy? Nope. Free Speech? Yes- but not available to them. Justice? What's that- is that were you bribe the copper? Religion/bigotry to make sense of everything? YES- religion is one of the 'tools' they have.
I'm a Caucasian native Englishman (Go the Southampton Saints!), who's lived outside the UK for most of his life. I returned to London recently to be completely shocked by the kind of Muslim peasants the UK let in. From my own experience with Pakistanis, Arabs etc., these people are treated with the utmost contempt by their own people as they're seen to be troublemakers and gutterside garbage.
So, basically, given what we Westerners have experienced with anti-Muslim comments and knowing what kind of people these are directed at and the reasons for this- No.
They deserve it because they act like idiots and their own countrymen think the same.
But, that being said, we should remember for every loon that rots the basket- there were many more good apples!
2006-12-30 02:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Ministry of Camp Revivalism 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no/yes They hate us just as much as we hate them.When we take prisnors over there in Iraq of Afganastan we are expected to treat them nice and feed them.when they capture American or British or other troops they cut our heads off.If some Soilder or Marine returns the favor the liberals cry fould and want to send them off to prision.I know and american muslim and he is one of the niceist guys i ever met.i feel sorry for american muslims but not for those camel jockeys over in the desert.take no prisioners
2006-12-30 02:24:15 · answer #5 · answered by mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a muslim and i just ignore the anti-muslims
2006-12-30 02:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i do. My friend is Arabic American and is stereo typed all the time.
2006-12-30 02:11:09 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.
If Muslims want to stop the hate toward them, then they need to stand up and denounce, and kick out, the radicals that have overtaken their religion.
2006-12-30 02:10:35 · answer #8 · answered by Jolly1 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
No. If there is any anti-Muslim hatred, it's not my fault. I didn't do it.
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2006-12-30 02:06:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, feeling sorry doesn't make a change in the world!
2006-12-30 02:13:46 · answer #10 · answered by Geist König 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋