Posted July 21, 2010
There is one thing people need to understand though. Al Qaeda does not represent all Muslims BUT if you hang out with moderate Muslims, you're unlikely hear them speaking against Al Qaeda. Those that do oppose Al Qaeda will not speak out of fear of their brothers seeing them as a traitor.
At work we have 5 Moroccans with strong Islam roots and they're considered very mild Muslims yet they still follow all the rules, are very proud about their religion and even they will not speak a bad word against Al Qaeda when we ask them of their opinion. They nearly all say that it was a sad day but refuse to speak ill of Al Qaeda as if they weren't the cause. In fact, I suspect they are convinced the US is the cause. Later, one of them said that it is deemed wrong to speak wrong of a brother - even extremists - and that many so called "moderate" Muslims do not oppose Al Qaeda but even support their wishes for an Islamic West. They wouldn't do it themselves, but let's say they're not upset someone else does it.
Now THAT is what you need to keep in mind. People act as if moderate Muslims have nothing to do with Al Qaeda but it's pretty obvious that many don't oppose them and in my book, that's not very far from supporting them. It means their own people will not stop them or report them which is the same as just aiding in the next terror attack.
Also, I clearly remember the day of 911 when Muslims were dancing in the streets, handing out candy and a sincere lack of footage showing angry or upset Muslims was to be found. If a Christian killed thousands in a Muslim country, you bet people here would be shocked, upset - they wouldn't be out on the street throwing sweets around for the kids.
Basically, they take their religion seriously and even the moderate ones are quite extreme by European standards. When a girl gets beaten up for not wearing a headscarf in school, or a pregnant girl gets molested for not having a husband or even killed by her father (all real examples of the past year), etc. and all by MODERATE Muslims .... well let's be sure we know what "moderate" means.
EDIT: and this is not racism - it doesn't involve a race. It involves a culture and a religion which shows a lack of respect for other people's values and cultures.
At work we have 5 Moroccans with strong Islam roots and they're considered very mild Muslims yet they still follow all the rules, are very proud about their religion and even they will not speak a bad word against Al Qaeda when we ask them of their opinion. They nearly all say that it was a sad day but refuse to speak ill of Al Qaeda as if they weren't the cause. In fact, I suspect they are convinced the US is the cause. Later, one of them said that it is deemed wrong to speak wrong of a brother - even extremists - and that many so called "moderate" Muslims do not oppose Al Qaeda but even support their wishes for an Islamic West. They wouldn't do it themselves, but let's say they're not upset someone else does it.
Now THAT is what you need to keep in mind. People act as if moderate Muslims have nothing to do with Al Qaeda but it's pretty obvious that many don't oppose them and in my book, that's not very far from supporting them. It means their own people will not stop them or report them which is the same as just aiding in the next terror attack.
Also, I clearly remember the day of 911 when Muslims were dancing in the streets, handing out candy and a sincere lack of footage showing angry or upset Muslims was to be found. If a Christian killed thousands in a Muslim country, you bet people here would be shocked, upset - they wouldn't be out on the street throwing sweets around for the kids.
Basically, they take their religion seriously and even the moderate ones are quite extreme by European standards. When a girl gets beaten up for not wearing a headscarf in school, or a pregnant girl gets molested for not having a husband or even killed by her father (all real examples of the past year), etc. and all by MODERATE Muslims .... well let's be sure we know what "moderate" means.
EDIT: and this is not racism - it doesn't involve a race. It involves a culture and a religion which shows a lack of respect for other people's values and cultures.
Post edited July 21, 2010 by Red_Avatar
