TGIF fellaws,

First of all i do apologize for such misleading title. But the reason i wrote such deceptive title is to grab attention of the people for this thread.. I didn't mean to say anything against the muslim religion..

Today i just wanted to know the opinion of my Nepalese friend, about what do they think about this specific religion "Muslim".

     On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building, which shattered the dreams of hundreds of Oklahomans.

     On Sept. 11, 2001, a terrorist group connected to al-Qaida, hijacked jet airplanes and crashed them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, which is still fresh in the memory of thousands of Americans.

    Attacks like these take place across the world all the time, and they change the lives of humanity.

    No matter whether it’s a small attack or big, one of the first things people ask themselves is whether it was a terrorist attack.

   After assuming it is, people start making hypotheses about which religion, race, community or country the terrorist belongs to.

   For many, the first thought that comes to the mind would be Muslims. Most of the people around the world still have so much hatred toward this religion.

   If a woman is seen wearing a burqa — a traditional Muslim all-covering dress — in public, people look at her in a suspicious way. If a group of people speak Arabic in a public place, people stare at them. If a guy named Muhammad is in the airport terminal, he is most likely going to go through the special security check.

   After 9/11, this kind of issue increased tremendously, especially within American society.

   People still think that terrorism is in the blood of Muslims, which is absolutely wrong.

   Just because a certain group of Muslims became terrorists is not enough to accuse all Muslims in the same way.

   Terrorism doesn’t come in any skin color, religion, race or ethnicity.

   We can see white extremist groups here in America too. Recently, nine members of the Hutaree Militia, who called themselves Christian warriors, were arrested in Michigan. They were preparing for the end of time battles to keep the testimony of Jesus Christ alive...

    Just because followers of Jesus Christ committed such activities doesn’t mean that all Christian believers should be accused and treated as terrorists.

   The same principle applies to Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists too.

   Anybody can commit a crime regardless of which religion they belong to. Crimes don’t come from any particular religion, ethnicity, race or color of skin.

   People need to be more open-minded in terms of religion in order to prevent these kinds of activities in the community. Education about religion and culture is the best way to get rid of all those negative thoughts.

   This will help not only Muslims but also Americans, who want to know more about the Muslim culture and religion.

   The hatred toward Muslims will go away only after people get to know more about them.

   No religion tells its followers to kill people or commit crimes.

Abraham Lincoln said it best: When I do good, I feel good; When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.

  The reason i posted this article is because i always have a discussion with one of my brother who is so anti muslim that for him, every muslim is terrorist and extremist.. He thinks that Muslim are born to kill others.. I don't understand why he have so much hatred towards this religion but i wish i can make him convince that no religion is bad in itself. It depends upon every individual how they take it..

bd...