People of all religions have been guilty of atrocities. Hatred does not discriminate in that regard. The religion of Islam does not support the killing of innocent people, any more than the Catholic church supports acts of terrorism in Ireland. The prophet Muhammad provided rules of combat in war, and the acts of terror on September 11th were in clear violation of those rules.
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I have heard many comments, both online and in day to day life that have turned my stomach in recent days. I know that much of this prejudice comes from fear and anger, but it is nonetheless prejudice. It is important that we all remember to blame only those responsible for these acts and not the many innocent individuals of all faiths who are simply going about their day to day lives.
The terrorists who committed the horrid atrocities in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania are no more representative of Islam than Hitler was of Christianity. Moreover, as evidence is accumulated, and a finger pointed at Osama Bin Laden and Afghanistan, it is also important to say that the Taliban is not representative of Afghanistan and is not supported by the vast majority of the people of Afghanistan.
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN A human rights catastrophe (http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/intcam/afga...
Women's Alliance for Peac and Human Rights in Afghanistan WAPHA (http://www.wapha.org/)
Buried Alive Afghan Women Under the Taliban (http://mosaic.echonyc.com/~onissues/su98...
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN AFGHANISTAN (http://www.religioustolerance.org/rt_afg...
I know that this article has been a bit of a divergence from my normal topic, but I hope that, given the circumstances, no one will object. Hatred is born of ignorance...let us not allow that ignorance or that hatred.
For more information on Islam, please see http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/home.h... http://about.islam.com http://www.unn.ac.uk/societies/islamic/w...
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