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May 27, 2009
Saudi Gazette: It's the 'Negative coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media' that's 'making people averse to Islam'
Topics:In other words, according to Faraz Omar, writing in the Saudi Gazette, the Islamists around the world committing acts of violence, terrorism, and intolerance, really aren't responsible for the way non-Muslims perceive Islam and what the media is reporting.
As Robert Spencer notes at Jihad Watch, once again, it doesn't seem to occur to the writer in the Saudi Gazette that "Islamophobia," if any irrational hatred of Muslims actually exists at all, is caused by Islamic jihadists doing evil and justifying it in the name of Islam -- not by "negative coverage." And if Muslims around the world don't want Islam to be perceived as encouraging violence, they should take these five steps:
1. Stop committing violent acts.2. Stop justifying those violent acts by reference to the Qur'an and Sunnah.
3. Stop saying violent or hateful things in private when they think no non-Muslims are around.
4. Begin comprehensive international programs in mosques all over the world to teach against the ideas of violent jihad and Islamic supremacism.
5. Actively work with Western law enforcement officials to identify and apprehend jihadists within Western Muslim communities. (More)
Posted by Hyscience at May 27, 2009 6:59 AM
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