Do you know any Muslim in your real life and did he/she ever hurt you?

Question

I'm asking this because many people think that Muslims are tend to be violent. So i wanna see how many of you have lived such thing and please explain why? Did he/she attack you for "no reason"?

Thank you.

eastchick2001 : it's exactly what i wanna see :))

zara : I'm a Muslim too, you didn't get my point, i asked that question to see those people's answers who claim Muslims are violent!! May God bless all!

Answer 1

Most Muslims are peaceful and loving, of course theres always someone who gotta B. bad! But like i said most Muslims are peaceful! :)

Answer 2

I grew up in a neighborhood consisting mostly of immigrants. Most of these immigrants were Muslims or Hindus.

Of all the many, many Muslims I have known, not a single one has spoken so much as one mean word to me. All of them have been very friendly and level-headed and tolerant, and all of them mourned the events of September 11th.

This misconception that Muslims are violent has no real basis. I've heard some people say that it's just American Muslims who are peaceful, but those in the Eastern hemisphere are dangerous. I find that very hard to buy. Nearly every single Muslim I've met was born in the East and, as I've already said, they have all proven very kind and have strongly rejected those terrorist groups that just so happen to use Islam as a justification for their immorality.

Answer 3

Yes, a Pakistani Muslim immigrant tried to run me over with his cab because I complained about his stray goats chewing on my kids clothing. That was attempted murder and it was certainly no good reason but that he thought I had to adapt to his lifestyle even in an urban U.S. city. Any disagreement was worth a death sentence for him. (Did you honestly think no one in close contact with Muslims had experienced this???) But I don't take that to be the rule. All other Muslims I knew in the United States lived quiet lives, you would hardly notice them.

As far as I know there is nothing about being Muslim that causes violence. By nature they are like anyone else--they include a few of the most demented people while most crave a community in harmony. I assume that (except for visiting terrorists), these Muslims are IN the U.S. because they want peaceful, prosperous lives. It's the ancient culture of sultan domination and jihad that's sick. Much of the middle east is poisoned by the hatred that is brainwashed (or attempted) into every Muslim child. Their religion is highjacked and weaponized by the greed of those who stand to gain. Yes, we have a lot to fear from middle eastern dictatorships but in my experience nothing to fear from the average Muslim who comes here to live free and help make our country great.

Answer 4

I live in the U.S. I worked with a Doctor who was Muslim and I did not know it. I had great respect for him. I was surprised when I found out that he was Muslim. I was told that he was very liberal. He insisted that his daughters get a good education so they would not be dependent on a man. He was a good person, from Pakistan. Now for the dark side. About 20 years before that just at the start of the women's movement I worked in a place where I was the only woman and the majority of the men were young Muslin's and from the Middle East. They treated me like a piece of S... So I think it depends on what part of world they come from and their age, level of education and how mature they are.

Answer 5

I've known quite a few Muslims in my work as a social worker-- as part of Immigrant Parenting classes and as clients in my Domestic Abuse counseling role. The individuals I knew were pretty nice, pleasant, courteous folks who invited me to eat in their homes. The abusive partners (I actually only "met" a couple of them) were not different from any other ethnic or religiously-oriented abusive men I've come across-- had that same belief system that crosses all boundaries. The Muslim women I knew were outstanding in their desire to be good wives, mothers, and friends.

Answer 6

I live in an area that has a large Arab population. Not all are practicing Muslims. Very few of the Muslim's I've known are violent, and I'm sure I've known others of whose religious affiliations I was never made aware.

I was fairly close for a while to a young, married Muslim Arab-American (he was a classmate). He and his family are pretty traditional, he tells me, and I have never met a group of more loving, supportive, non-violent people.

The foundational values of most major religions espouse peace over war, brotherly love, the golden rule, and so forth. There are always splinter groups who believe that might makes right (in my religion, Catholicism, members of that group are called "Republicans").

Timothy McVeigh killed a bunch of Americans, including small children. He was American, Christian, and white; should I hate or mistrust all white American Christian men because of him?

Oh, and don't forget Hitler and the entire Nazi regime.

How many Native Americans died in the American-Indian War at the hands of the white "Founding Fathers" of this country?

Civil War... how many Americans died? Who killed them?

Stereotypes suck.

Answer 7

Good question. I think the message of your question is that people often label Muslims as violent, but most don't even know any Muslims, or at least don't have any personal experiences with violent Muslims. Hope to read some interesting answers.

Answer 8

I had a Muslim friend. He was very kind and tolerant, and he was not anything like the extremists. He accepted my agnosticism, and we shared a common passion for writing. The only thing close to hatred is when I used his God's name in a way that christians would also get mad at, and I apologized, and he was very forgiving.

Answer 9

I have known some Muslims. They are the Farah family and they are awesome. I've been friends with them for 14 years.

Answer 10

I am married to a Muslim man and living with him and his family in their native country. They treat me extremely well; I am my husband's queen. The majority of Muslims here are wonderful, kind, loving people. I have only been treated badly twice, once by a drunk man who wanted to fight with my husband and once by a woman who once wanted my husband for herself. I blame their actions on ignorance, not their religion.

Answer 11

I have known many Muslims - none of them ever hurt me. They were all very nice, very easy to get along with. I have also interacted with Muslims in the Middle East - UAE, Bahrain, Oman - and none of them ever hurt me, or acted threatening in any way whatsoever.