[swarthyguy]

There are many sects, true. Many of the smaller ones like the Admadiyya in Pakistan are severely per secuted. Sufi Islam in Kashmir has been virtually eradicated in PakistaniKashmir. As it was in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Shiites are persecuted by the Sunni majority in Pakistan. The Wahhahahabis of Saudi, Sunnis, finance most of the mosques in the USA and preach that only their version of islam is valid and all others are useless. This wouldn't matter much except the jihadis subscribe to this, the most well financed branch of islam.

Why does Farber have to reach out? Visit the 'islamic' sites like islamonline and arabnews and gulfnews; read the literature.

And anyway, shouldn't American muslims be more in tune with the modern world? Why are the imams of America preaching Wahhabism? Because they are trained in Saudi and financed by the princes.

Why is it that any statement of truth about islam is taken as an attack upon it. Only a country like the USA would offer the very religion in whose name it was attacked a soapbox.

And what does the USA get in return? Recriminations, fingerpointing, blameassigning and a general call to read the Koran and become well versed in islam. Many people have and their opinions are based on having read extensively about Islam after 9/11.

And then to be told, by the 'moderates' that 9/11 has led to a great flowering and interest in Islam as i was told by an imam acquaintance of mine, expressing pride and joy in Americans interest in islam, conveniently forgetting that it was a act of horrendous mass murder that caused that 'interest' in the first place.

[PoppingSmoke]

Yes I admit that a lot of the teachings are problems and the infiltration of the groups is also a problem. Yes American Muslims need to reach out. But, even better, both need to reach eachother. Some are trying very hard but get very little press. It is just not news worthy. I refer to to this site however.

Islamic Ssupreme Council