Islam in America
another suggestion: keep prominent muslims in the loop in foreign policy discussions, in domestic policy discussions, promote them to high positions in government -- not just as tokens but authentically. that will help with buy in from the muslim community.
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Newark, NJ: How does a person who is not a practicing Muslim become an authority on Islam and the Muslim way of life? Orientalists are often atrocious at gaining true perspectives on a culture, especially with something as intricate as the Islamic way of life. Do you pray 5 times a day? Do you fast during Ramadan? Have you made plans for a Hadj? Do you wear the hijab?
Lisa Miller: learning islam is extremely difficult, but there are some good recent translations of the quran into english, a growoing nubmer of websites and a new magazine, called "islamica."
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San Luis Obispo, CA: My friend, who has a school-age son, moved next door to a Muslim family with a son the same age. The Muslim boy is being home schooled - would the Islamic family allow their child play with a neighbor's son?
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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.