Islam Is Most Misunderstood Religion in US (Al-Barf Alert)

Arab News ^ | 19 February 2005 | Barbara Ferguson

[Cornpone]

I must correct. That should be al-Barf alert:)

[billorites]

What's to misunderstand?

[cardinal4]

To ameliorate the situation, CAIR has met with officials at State Department and proposed they create an annual worldwide report on Islamophobia, which would enable them to monitor incidents and immediately address them. “This would be similar to the State Department’s annual report on anti-Semitism worldwide, because no one can deny there are growing anti-Muslim sentiments and misunderstandings in the US and in the West.”

I would submit that they should be more concerned with stopping the killers in their midst, THEN we can adress predjudice against Islam..

[rocksblues]

“Take, for example, Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, who said Islam is a wicked religion; and evangelist Jerry Falwell who accused Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) of being a terrorist; and Gen. Boykin who claimed that Muslims worship an idol. This is very hard for any Muslim to swallow.”

Killing people for no other reason than they don't agree with your religion is very hard for American's to swallow also!

[beandog]

Unfortunately for CAIR, Islam is very well understood. That's what they don't like.

[teenyelliott]

"It would be a lot easier to believe that Islam is a religion of peace if you would stop killing people." Ann Coulter

[KidGlock]

If Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, etc. were calling for the mass-murder of non-Christians and every weekend there was a new David Koresh story, the author might have a point.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Islam Is Most Misunderstood Religion in US

Yeah... I don't understand how they can cut an innocent human being's head off for the fun of it. They need to clarify this most sacred part of Islam so the we understand it better.

[NRA2BFree]

Ever since 9-11 we have kept our eyes on the actions of Muslims. I think we all KNOW what Islam stands for and what Muslims want to do to Americans. They would like us dead or converted to Islam, so they can have America.

[msp2004]

HMMM ... Let me see
1. Your "messiah" was a pedophile.
2. Beheadings and bombings are approved.
3. Women are slaves..
4. Jews and Christians are infidels.

What's to misunderstand?

[Cognoscenti247]

I agree with cardinal4. Most Americans know that the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists, but we also know that the vast majority of terrorists are Muslim.

[itsamelman]

What's to misunderstand?

Indeed.

[Land_of_Lincoln_John]

al-Barf alert

Thanks for the syntax fix, as my style book has omitted a discourse on the proper usage of Arabic lingo within headlines as well as capitalization guidlines when using such mock foreign idioms. I need a new stylebook for these troubled times.

[popdonnelly]

I wonder if CAIR is going to do something about Muslim prejudice and misunderstanding towards Christians and Jews?

I'm always suspicious of people who find it necessary to "dress up" or remake their public image. Reminds me of Gore and Kerry.

[Luigi Vasellini]

Yes CAIR does discuss suicide bombing of infidels, beheadings and enslavement of women........they talk of it, coincidently right before these things happen!!!

[velocityguy]

Islam is one messed up, twisted, psychopathic, pedophilic, genocidal screwed up idealogy.

This CAIR makes me angry day after day. I wander what the heck the administration is doing. Why doesn't the administration friggin kick these bigots, Saudi wahhabists and hate propagandists out of USA. i cannot understand this.

[wk4bush2004]

And this is the same council that tells Muslims to lie when they take the oath of citizenship. This council wants Muslims to take over our country.

[highlander_UW]

Actually, I agree, Islam is the most misunderstood religions in America. A large number of people believe it is a religion of peace, and that is a gross misunderstanding of Islam.