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I take caution. When I see a Muslim in America I can't help but wonder if they are peaceful or the next suicide bomber. Call it racism but the fact is I have read too much about suicide bombings, beheadings, etc to not fear a terrorist atteck happening in the US.
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Racist is a bit harsh though some would percieve to be that. In my opinion thats Islamaphobia = An irrational fear of Islam
With that kind of fear where does it end? In that case why aren t you afraid when you see a Spanish or Irish person. They could be IRA or ETA members?
An American could be a Ku Klux Klan member or a member of a fantical cult? These are risks that people have to live with every single day!
Islam is not the only religion where there are extremists,
Though I have to say I understand Islamaphobia and why some people react that way towards Muslims. Islam and Terrorism are so interconnected in the media that now people can t tell the difference between the 2. They are both very different.
You know once I asked a librarian for some books on Islam. You know what she showed me "A beginners guide to Terrorism" and Books on Bin Laden and Al Queda. There was 1 copy of the Koran and that was it. This is what Islam has unfortunately come to be associated with.
You know in the Christmas after 9/11 Fox news were interviewing people in a shopping market asking them " how can they go out shopping when a terrorist attack could occur at any moment?" Fox has the "terror alert" on red everyday. European News is alot less dramatic but all the same instills fear in people. What are you supposed to do? lock youself in your home and never go out? Stop all Muslims entering the country? It madness. Iraq suffers far more from terrorism than the US and Western Europe. Maybe we just have more time to worry about it.
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Is it not a fact that the more muslims you allow into America the better the chance of one being an extremist? If we didn't allow them to live here, or get an education there would have never been a 911.
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The Muslims responsible for 7/7 in London were British Muslims. How could they be sent back or denied an education?
I am completely for integration of Muslims into western societies. Its not simple but I believe it is possible.