Islam in America
Monclova, OH: Why don't these American Muslims speak out more about the terror being comitted in the name of thier religion? I live in a city with a Mosque and there are few, if any letters to the editor speaking out against terror. Why don't they speak out?
Lisa Miller: many muslims have spoken out against terrorism. go to our religion blog "on faith" -- you can find a link on the newsweek homepage. there is, this week, a whole discussion among muslims worldwide on whether suicide bombing is justified (most say never) and on the rights of women. check it out.
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Glen Cove, NY: Why do Muslims, some of whom have zero tolerance for other religions, come to America?
Lisa Miller: not all muslims have zero tolerance for other religions. in fact, many muslims say that the quran requires tolerance.
the intolerant ones are the extremists and they represent a fraction of the world's muslim population.
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Posted By: esinn @ 11/10/2008 3:44:33 PM
Comment: i congrulate Lisa Miller, she really has understood musl??ms although she isn't. A Musl??m can't k??ll anyone. If he does, he can not be a Muslim. There isn't anything like that in Quran. It isn't jihad. i recommend you to read Quran before deciding about Muslim. also we are sorry about that they say 'islamic terrorism'. islam is reflecled as terrorisim activity but it isn't. There is tolerant in it.
Posted By: swienke @ 11/10/2008 2:37:31 AM
Comment: I think the problem lies in the fact that the most puritanical Muslims are also the loudest in terms of expressing their viewpoint. Although many Islamic moderates have attempted to convey their views to the public, the extremists are able to do so in a much more sensationalist and shocking manner. The press is always drawn to the most lurid stories it can find, and the moderates just aren't all that exciting, meaning that they get pushed to the side in favor of the flash-bang words and actions of the extremists.
Posted By: Siasat @ 11/08/2008 7:08:20 PM
Comment: Mr.Krohn,
Senator Obama was a professor of american constitution at Harvard and a highly accomplishedand brilliant academician,he was not elected because Media or somebody feeling guilty or because of his Race..
American democracy is Very much alive and Vibrant.Americans have voted for Republican candidates,Smart or Dumb and also voted the same way for Democratic Party.There is no Affirmative action in American democracy.At the same time Presidency is not entitled for only a certain group of ethnicity in the past or in the future.May the best candidate win in future elections irrespective of the color of their Eyes,Hair or Skin.