Hard truth alert.... great read.
Before 9/11 I barely remember any print or TV stories about muslims or muslim countries, except the ongoing situation in the ME between them and Israel.
Before 9/11 I didn’t even know that the Muslims disliked us enough to do something like 9/11. I thought it was just 1 of the world’s major religions.
After 9/11 and my quick self-education on Islam, it answered a question I had for a long time. I was very into online chess, and at least half the people I played was outside the US.
But I never played anyone from the ME and I thought it odd that no ME were online. Now I know, Muhammad doesn’t like them using technology except for terrorism.