"I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up, to work, help shape the future. To close Islam down to a sexist approach is totally intolerable and ridiculous. It's not Islam."
-King Hussein I
-King Hussein I
For us as Canadians, modernity and Islam seem to be always clashing. The September 11th terrorist attacks on the U.S.A.proved to be the major catalyst for this apprehension as before that date much of the western world were rather ignorant towards this religious faith.
With the ever present and continued rise of America's war with Muslim extremists in the East, Islam's image has only been getting more negative. Common attitudes and beliefs of Americans hold that Islam is a violent and backwards religion. Granted, this is not as true as it used to be as people are beginning to educate themselves.
All of this hostility towards the worlds seconds most numerous faith, behind Christianity, would be completely preposterous if one were to examine the faith from an external lens, unaffected by society. Islam's tenets and practices make it one of the most peaceful religions as a matter of fact.
Modern statistics show that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States, and as we have seen on many Youtube videos, many non-Muslim background Americans are converting to the religion. Now why would this be if the faith is so anti-American? Reports believe that within around the next 10-20 years, Islam will surpass Christianity as the world's most popular religion.
Islam is very similar to Christianity and Judaism, as it evolved from these two previous faiths. So why the hostility? I do not need to go into the precepts or pillars of Muslim belief, as I'm sure many of us know them by now, and I believe that with regards to Islam's worthiness, the prior statistics stand out as markers.
Overall simply due to War and problems with civilian interaction, be it over goods such as oil or military action, Islam has attained an extremely negative image for such a popular religion. These are all outside of the religion itself and therefore should not be used to describe it at all. Thankfully people in the West are becoming less ignorant and correcting the misconceptions of their fathers.
You're echoing my sentiments exactly bro. At the end of the day Christians, Muslims, Jews and Hindus are all united by their belief in God. Whether you call him God or Allah, what's certain is that there's a responsibility towards him and part of this responsibility is to be able to accept the beliefs of your fellow brothers and sisters.
ReplyDeleteTupac said this and it can be altered slightly to fit in this context "It ain't about black or white coz we're human."
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