1. ISLAMOPHOBIA & AMERICAN-MUSLIMS
Real or imagined?
Compiled by:
Gulten Ilhan and Sheila Musaji

2. It’s REAL to some.

3. The British Runnymede Trust described Islamophobia in 1997
as the view that Islam has no values in common with other cultures; is inferior to the West; is a violent political ideology rather than a religion; that its criticisms of the West have no substance; and that discriminatory practices against Muslims are justified

4. INTRODUCTION What Is the Image of Islam & Muslims?
Where does this image come from?
Where does this image lead?
What can we do about this.
Ordinary folks, clergymen, politicians, journalists and radio and television personalities - a lot of Americans seem to have made judgements about my religion, and have expressed those judgements in ways that would not be possible if those statements were made about any other religious or ethnic group. 
the rhetoric has continued to get more and more inflammatory.  This is not a war with Islam, but with Muslim fundamentalists.  We are at war with Muslim extremists.  We are at war with radical Muslims.  We are at war with Muslim terrorists.  We are at war with Islamists.  We are at war with Islamic Facsists.  We are at war with Islam.

5. What is the Image of Islam and Muslims in the U.S.?

6. Could most Americans identify this photo?
American Muslim soldiers praying at Camp Taji in Iraq

7. According to Polls Americans Believe American Muslims …
57% … should undergo more intensive security checks at airports. (Gallup)
52% … are not respectful of women. (Gallup)
44% … are too extreme in their religious beliefs. (Gallup)
40% … are not respectful of other religions (Gallup)
39% … should be required to carry a special ID (Gallup)
34% … are sympathetic to al-Qaida (Gallup)
33% … religion – Islam - stokes violence (Wa. Post/ABC News)
27% … should be required to register their location with Fed. Govt. (Cornell)
26% … Mosques should be monitored by law enforcement agencies (Cornell)
22% … should be profiled as potential threats. (Cornell)
46% … of Americans have a negative view of Islam (Wa. Post/ABC News)
40% … would be less likely to patronize Muslim owned businesses (Zogby)

8. Where does this image come from? …
The actions of some Muslims
Not differentiating between Islam and Muslims
Media and popular stereotypes
People who should know better

9. …TELEVISION

10. … COMIC BOOKS

11. … CARTOON FILMS
For example: SONG LYRICS from ALADDIN:
"Oh, I come from a land, From a faraway place, Where the caravan camels roam. Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face. It's barbaric, but, hey, its home."
1993

12. … CARTOONS

13. … Movies

14. … BOOKS

15. … One-sided news reports – negative emphasized, positive ignored

16. One-sided news reports – double standards
Robert Cottage arrested for possession of largest amount of chemical explosives ever found in Britain
Demetrius Crocker of Tennessee, who told undercover FBI agents of his desire to explode a briefcase bomb while Congress was in session
In all the fuss about the Dubai ports deal did you ever hear that another Dubai company already runs 12 U.S. ports – and a Chinese company runs port terminals on West Coast?
Has anyone heard about Robert Goldstein, a Florida podiatrist who was caught in the act with 30 explosive devices, 40 weapons, and a list of Muslim targets in his hands. He had planned to start his killing spree at a Muslim school near his Seminole, Florida home.

17. One-sided news reports – what happened next?
Brandon Mayfield - cleared
Capt. James Yee - cleared
3 men accused in Walmart ‘Cellphone’ case - cleared
2 brothers in Britain - released with no charges
Newspaper apologizes for false Iran badge story
Webmaster al-Hussayen - cleared
Indian inquiry clears Muslims of 2002 train fire
Sami Hammoudeh - acquitted
Sami al-Arian - acquitted
Dr. Bassem Hussein - acquitted
Muslim charity Interpal - cleared
Salman Hamdani cleared – actually a hero of 9/11
Etc. etc. etc

18. … Distorted View of American Identity
America is different. We have no king but Jesus. John Ashcroft
“This is a religious war, not against Islam but for Christianity, for a Christian nation.” Ann Coulter
Those who believe the Judeo-Christian values are better qualified to govern America than Hindus and Muslims. Rev. Pat Robertson

19. … Prejudiced RHETORIC by:
Media personalities
Government leaders & political figures
Religious leaders
The man on the street

20. WHAT ARE YOU MOST LIKELY TO LEARN ABOUT ISLAM, MUSLIMS AND ARABS FROM THESE SOURCES?

21. American Muslims are … Dirty, have poor hygiene
Not loyal, a 5th column in the U.S.
Silent, don’t speak out against terrorism
Breed like rabbits
Violent
Intolerant of other religions
Ragheads Sen. Conrad Burns
Not really human Michael Savage
Preoccupied with sex
Afraid of work that ‘dirties’ their hands
Pigs and murderous scum
Incapable of being moderate Oliver North
Worse than Nazis Pat Robertson

22. ISLAM IS … The enemy Repelled by modernity
A worthless, dangerous Satanic religion
A cancer that destroys the body it infects
A murderous organization
A car burning cult
At best false, at worst bloody & dangerous

23. “If Western civilization is to survive, Islam must be destroyed.”
“Islam must be eradicated because it cannot be reformed.”

24. The Qur’an is …
“Strictly a theft of Jewish theology.” Rev. Pat Robertson
The source of Islamic terrorism. according to a speaker sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. 
Comparable to Hitler’s Mein Kampf and teaches Muslims to lie.

25. The prophet of Islam is …
A demon-possessed pedophile The Rev. Jerry Vines
A wild eyed fanatic and a killer Rev. Pat Robertson
A terrorist Rev. Jerry Falwell

26. Therefore …
“A virulent hatred of Muslims is not racism because people have a CHOICE TO BE MUSLIM and nobody is a member of a race by choice”.
“They Have forfeited their right to be accepted as loyal citizens”

27. What should ‘we’ do about ‘them’
Don’t allow them to have holidays honored by public schools
Don’t allow the call to prayers from mosques
Stop printing the Eid holiday postage stamp
Make them carry special I.D. cards
Profile them
Have Muslims only check in lines at airports
Don’t allow conversion to Islam
Put them in internment camps
Ban Islam and deport Muslims
Invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity
Kill the Muslims – The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim

28. SOUNDS CRAZY – BUT LOOK AT JUST A FEW OF THE ‘RESPECTABLE’ AND INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE SUCH STATEMENTS

29. RESPECTED LEADERS IN THE GOVERNMENT, MILITARY, AND POLITICAL LIFE

30. S. Carolina Board of Education member Dr. Henry Jordan
"Screw the Buddhists and kill the Muslims."
“… the religion of Islam is a "cult" that worships "Lucifer."

31. North Carolina State Legislator Sam Ellis
"I don't want the students in the university system to be required to study this evil.“
Referring to college assignment to read the Qur’an

32. Representative Peter King (R-NY)
“No American Muslim leaders are cooperating in the war on terror.
"80-85% of mosques in this country are controlled by Islamic fundamentalists.”

33. Representative Frank Lasee
Islam is NOT a religion of peace.
Islam IS a religion intent on conquering the world … this is a central theme in the Koran.”

34. Attorney General of the U.S. John Ashcroft
"Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends his son to die for you."

35. General William Boykin

36. Representative Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
“Arrest every Muslim that comes across the state line.”

37. Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO)
“If a terrorist attack were to occur in the USA by Muslim extremists then our response could be to bomb Mecca.”
“you cannot integrate some people into your society.”

38. U.S. Civil Rights Commission Peter Kirsanow
“I can foresee a scenario in which the public would demand internment camps for Arab Americans …
If there's a future terrorist attack in America … you can forget about civil rights.''

39. 30th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D
30th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.
anti-Islam paraphernalia being sold at a right-wing conference kicked off by Vice President Cheney.

40. MEDIA PUNDITS, CELEBRETIES & PERSONALITIES

41. Media pundits & celebrities …
Ann Coulter
Sean Hannity
Michael Savage
Glenn Beck
Daniel Pipes
Jackie Mason

42. Media pundits & celebrities …
Neal Boortz
Oliver North
Bill O’Reilly
Imus in the Morning show
Laura Ingraham
Dr. Laura Schlessinger

43. Paul Weyrich et al
“Would our country have issued a swastika flag stamp in 1941? Would our country have issued a hammer and sickle stamp in 1955?”

44. RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF FAITH COMMUNITIES
Saddest of all
RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF FAITH COMMUNITIES
Extremists on both sides would like to see a clash of religiously defined civilizations. And the more extremists define conflict in those terms, the more it will turn out to become a true clash of civilizations. There is thus a real danger of this being a self-fulfilling prophecy, a danger that the rest of us must fight against. Clash of Civilizations or Opportunity for Dialogue? David Smock
Within the Jewish community there are Rabbis who have adopted a bellicose stance towards the `infidels’ without any regard for some of the universal notions of justice contained in Judaism. Some Christian evangelists today are trapped in a distorted, perverted understanding of the religion which negates Jesus’ central message of love and mercy for the whole of humanity. Likewise, among Muslims, as we have seen, there are bigoted elements who are trying to hijack a religion whose very name is linked to peace and which describes God as `The Compassionate and The Merciful’ in every Chapter of the Quran. ... It is only too apparent that there is a struggle of singular significance unfolding within each and every religion. It is a struggle that has serious implications for inter-religious encounters. For those who subscribe to an exclusive view of religion have very little interest in communicating with the religious `other’ let alone establishing empathy with her. Those who espouse an inclusive approach to religion, on the other hand, are willing to transcend religious boundaries and embrace the whole of humanity—especially in their quest for universal justice and dignity." Hegemony and Civilizational Interaction, Chandra Muzaffar

45. Signs at Churches

46. Signs at Churches

47. Clergymen & religious leaders
“Muslims are worse than Nazis.”
“Islam is a violent religion.”
"Islam is essentially a Christian heresy“
“Muhammad Was a Terrorist.”

49. Clergymen & religious leaders
Rev. John Hagee
Rev. Pat Robertson
Rev. Jerry Falwell
Rev. David Clippard
Lord Carey
Rev. J. Grant Swank
Rev. Franklin Graham

50. POP CULTURE - THE MAN IN THE STREET
The Cherokee tell a story about this being a battle between two wolves.  One wolf is EVIL - it is anger, envy, jealousy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.  One wolf is GOOD - it is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.  The wolf that wins the battle is the wolf that you feed!!

51. Bumper stickers

52. Billboards …

53. Tee shirts …
That’s Allah Folks!

54. Boeing ad
Showing
Helicopter
attacking a
Mosque

55. Ohio car dealership radio ad
called for a "jihad on the automotive market." It said salespeople would be wearing burqas, a traditional garment in some Muslim nations, and kids would get rubber swords on "fatwa Friday."
"Our prices are lower than the evildoers' every day," the script said. "Just ask the pope!“

56. Restaurant sign

57. Blogs …
The only good Muslim is a dead Muslim
This seems to be a popular idea and turns up many times

58. There are thousands of anti-Muslim blogs and sites online
Here are a few images taken from these blogs …

59. Spoof of a CAIR ad

60. …

68. Text says: How things would be if Islam had to obey truth in advertising laws.

69. INCIDENTS The rhetoric is becoming increasingly more violent …
And now we are seeing the result …

70. One of these on a tee-shirt could keep you from boarding a plane
שלום
शान्ति
Мир
Pace
سلام
Peace

71. Arabic writing on Tee-shirt keeps man from boarding plane
"You can't wear a T-shirt with Arabic script and come to an airport. It is like wearing a T-shirt that reads 'I am a robber' and going to a bank," was the security man's statement.

72. One of these prayers could keep you from boarding a plane

73. PRAYING WHILE MUSLIM
Passengers refused to fly on a plane until ‘Asians’ were removed. 
A Muslim doctor was put off a plane because other passengers were alarmed to see him quietly praying in his seat. August 2006
 5 Muslim men were detained and questioned for praying at Giants Stadium in New York. November 2005
6 Imams were removed from a plane because passengers had seen them praying and speaking in Arabic before boarding. November 2006

74. Mosque vandalism in Ballwin, MO

75. Second Shooting at Florida Mosque
On the first day of Ramadan, an unknown gunman shot into the crowded mosque in Brevard, Florida. October 2006

76. Muslim school vandalism

77. U.S. Mosque Incidents …
U.S. mosques are becoming dangerous places. There have been:
11 threats
51 vandalisms
1 cross burning
2 vehicles driven into mosque
1 bomb plot and 5 bombings
2 assaults
6 shootings
7 arsons

78. A
Arizona - Anti Muslim Posters posted at mosque June 2006, - Glendale mosque burned December 2004
California - Southern Calif. Mosque vandalized twice August Milpitas Mosque vandalized again June front door shattered at Milpitas mosque May threatening flyer left at Pomona mosque February mosque vandalized September Adelanto mosque arson June San Luis Obispo mosque vandalized September Milpitas mosque site vandalized June Lomita mosque vandalized December Pigs blood thrown at San Francisco mosque September Yuba City mosque burned September 1994
Colorado - Fort Collins mosque vandalized April Denver mosque receives threats May plot to bomb Aurora mosque May Fort Collins mosque vandalized January 1998
Connecticut - Bridgeport mosque vandalized September 2001
D.C.  - sign vandalized September 2005
Florida - Sniper Shooting at Florida Mosque September Broward County mosque vandalized April Boca Raton mosque vandalized February two mosques vandalized May man drives truck into mosque March Lake County mosque vandalized September 2001
Georgia - Augusta mosque vandalized September Clarkson mosque vandalized September 1995
Hawaii - anti-Muslim leaflets left at mosque October 2002
Idaho - mosque vandalized October 2002
Illinois - Schaumburg mosque ransacked August Chicago mosque attacked March Villa Park mosque vandalized March march on Bridgeview mosque September 2001
Indiana - Mosque vandalized July Bloomington mosque vandalized July Evansville mosque vandalized September Bloomington mosque vandalized February 1998
Kentucky - Lexington mosque vandalized September 2001
Louisiana - Muslim school vandalized March Arabi mosque vandalized September 2001
Maine - Pig’s head thrown into mosque July 2006
Maryland - shots fired into Mosque April mosque vandalized September cross burned in front of mosque July Imam’s wife assaulted April 2004
Massachusetts - Springfield mosque burned down December 2004
Michigan - mosque vandalized March mosque vandalized February mosque vandalized September Flint mosque vandalized October 1995
Minnesota - Mosque arson August Minneapolis mosque burned March 1999
Mississippi - Starkville mosque vandalized September 2001
Missouri - Ballwin mosque vandalized June 2004
Nebraska - Lincoln mosque vandalized twice September voice mail threat to mosque November 2004
Nevada - man beaten outside Reno mosque January 2005
New Jersey - Toms River mosque vandalized January 2006
New York - mosque vandalized August mosque vandalized September mosque vandalized April 2004
North Dakota - feces smeared on mosque October 2004
Ohio - new threats at Ohio mosque July mosque bombed December Columbus mosque vandalized December shots fired at Toledo mosque September man drives car into Parma mosque September 2001
Oregon - Portland mosque threatened September 2001
Pennsylvania - shooting in mosque parking lot November 2005
South Carolina - Charleston mosque vandalized September Greenville mosque burned October 1995
Tennessee - Bullet Ridden Qur’an Thrown at Tenn. Mosque July Nashville mosque bombed February Memphis mosque shooting June 2000
Texas - San Antonio mosque vandalized May anti-Muslim sign posted on Houston Mosque February Austin mosque vandalized again January Irving mosque vandalized September El Paso mosque firebombed September Denton mosque firebombed September Champion mosque vandalized June shots fired at Denton mosque April Austin mosque firebombed September Irving mosque vandalized September 2001
Virginia - mosque vandalized January Sterling mosque vandalized November James City mosque threatened September Norfolk mosque vandalized September 2001
Washington - Mount Lake Terrace mosque vandalized November Lynwood mosque threatened September 2001 Z

79. Being a Muslim student is not safe
UCLA TASER Incident

80. Wearing this peace of cloth could get you KILLED

81. Religious hate seen as motive in killing
A mother of six was killed Thursday by a single bullet to the head as she walked with her 3-year-old daughter on a well-to-do residential street in Fremont, California.

82. Being mistaken for a Muslim could get you KILLED
Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Mesa, Arizona gas station owner was shot to death.

83. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN MUSLIMS?

84. American Muslims …
Vote run for office dialogue

85. CONTRIBUTE IN LOTS OF WAYS …

86. SERVE THE NATION
Muslim military members at White House Iftaar dinner in 2006
Muslim military members participate in commemoration of 9/11

87. SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Keith Ellison - Congressman MN
Yaphett el-Amin – State Rep. MO
Mohamed Khairullah – Mayor Prospect Park NJ
Saqib Ali – State Rep. MD
M.J. Khan – Houston City Council TX
Malik ibn Noel, Navy’s 1st Muslim Chaplain

88. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, 1st American Muslim Woman Ambassador
Zakia Mahasa, Circuit Court Judge MD
Omar T. Mohammadi, NY Civil Rights Commission
Shirin Tahir-Kheli, 1st American Muslim Woman Ambassador

89. Shahram Hashemi a Hero of 9/11

90. ENRICH OUR LIVES … Fazlur Khan, Architect of Sears Towers, Chicago
Ismael Merchant,
filmaker

91. Emad Al-Turk Co-founder
International Museum of
Muslim Cultures, Mississippi

92. Mustapha al-Akkad
filmaker
Dr. Edward Zarhounim, head Nat’l Instit. For Health

93. Bijan, fashion designer
Iman, fashion model

94. Inspire us …
Anousheh Ansari, 1st Muslim woman in space

95. PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

96. Touch our hearts … Daniel Moore Mohamed Zakaria Poet Calligrapher
Coleman Barks
Poet
Peter Sanders, photographer

97. Muslims Voices Against Extremism & Terrorism
Muslim voices have been loud and clear – they are simply not heard or ignored.

98. FATWAS BY MUSLIM SCHOLARS
Abdulkadir, Dr. Deina FCNA (U.S.) Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Abdullah, Sh. M. Nur, FCNA (U.S.) minority rights & apostasy 3/06
Abdullah, Shaikh Muhammad Nur (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
al Abidin, Ali Zain al Jifri Renowned Islamic Scholar (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al-Akiti, Shaykh Muhammad Afifi – against killing civilians 6/05
Amjad, Moiz – Refutation of bin Laden’s defense of terrorism (Pakistan)
al Alwani, Shaykh Taha Jabir (U.S.) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Al Alwani, Dr. Taha Jabir (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Al Alwani, Shaikhah Zainab (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
al Alwini, Muhammad Head of European Academy of Islamic Culture & Sciences, Brussels (Belgium) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Awda, Salman General Supervisor of “Islam Today” Institution (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al-Awdah, Shaykh Salman (Saudi Arabia) condemns terrorism 5/03
Al Azhari, Muhammad Akhtar Rida Head of Barelwi Ulama (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Bouti, Muhammad Saeed Ramadan Department Chair of Theology, University of Damascus (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons ]
Al Hanooti, Shaikh Muhammad (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
al-Hanooti, Sheikh Muhammad Ali - against 9/11 (U.S.) 9/01
al-Hitar, Judge Hamoud (Yemen) he and four other Islamic scholars used Qur’an to challenge Al Qaeda’s views on terror 2/05
Al Husary, Yasmin Mahmud Khalil Head of Husary Islamic Foundation (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Jundi, Khalid Renowned Islamic Scholar (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Kahlawi, Abla Muhammad Dean of Islamic & Arabic Studies College at Azhar University, Port Said (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Khalili, Ahmad bin Hamad General Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Kubaysi, Ahmad Renowned Islamic spokesperson (Iraq) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Luheidan, Shaikh Saleh Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (Saudi Arabia) against 9/11 9/01
Al Mansur, Muhammad bin Muhammad Islamic Scholar of the Zaydi branch(Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Mazrui, Hamdan Muslim Assistant Undersecretary for Islamic Affairs in Ministry of Endowments (UAE) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Milibari, Abu Bakr Ahmad Secretary General of Ahl al Sunna Association (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Mashur, Abu Bakr al Adani bin Ali General Director of Islamic Tarbiya League (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al-Munajid, Shaykh Muhammad, against violence
Al Mutawwaa, Jasim Head of Iqra Satellite Channel (Kuwait) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Qadiri, Muhammad Tahir Founder of Minhaj ul Quran International Organization (Pakistan) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf (Qatar) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Al-Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf – condemns Bali attacks 10/02
al-Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf - against harming places of worship (specifically a Jewish synagogue) 4/02
al Qarni, A’id Renowned Islamic Scholar (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Qudat, Nuh Ali Salman Renowned scholar of Jordan, former Mufti of the Jordanian Army (Jordan) 2/06 Danish cartoons
al Sabil, Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdallah member of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars (Saudi Arabia) against terrorism, obligation to protect non Muslims 12/01 Agence France Press
al Saffar, Hasan Shiite Islamic Spokesperson (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al-Sudeis, Sheikh Abdulrahman – (Saudi Arabia) tells 2 million pilgrims at Hajj that violence is not justified by Islam 1/05
al Suweidan, Tariq Renowned Islamic Spokesperson (Kuwait) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al Tantawi, Shaykh Muhammed Sayyid Imam of al Azhar Mosque (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Al-Tantawi, Sheikh Muhammad Syed (Egypt) Condemned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, and all terrorism 12/01
Alush Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Grand Mufti (Saudi Arabia) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Alush Shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘AzizGrand Mufti (Saudi Arabia) against suicide terrorism 5/01
al Zuhayli, Wahba Department Chair of Islamic Jurisprudence, College of Islamic Law, Damascus University (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Awwa, Muhammad S (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Badawi, Jamal FCNA (U.S.) minority rights & apostasy 3/06
Badawi, Dr. Jamal (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Bagby, Dr. Ihsan (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Bakri, Shaykh Omar leader of al Muhajirun (a radical group) (England) against 9/11 ** If Islamists did it—and most likely it is Islamists, because of the nature of what happened—then they have fully misunderstood the teachings of Islam. ... Even the most radical of us have condemned this. I am always considered to be a radical in the Islamic world and even I condemn it. ** 9/01
Bayyoumi, Abdel Mo’tei al Azhar Islamic Research Academy, Cairo (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Bayyah, Abdullah bin Professor in King Abdalaziz University Jeddah (Mauritania) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Belkaziz, Dr. AbdelaouahedSecretary General of the OIC against 9/11 attack 9/01
Bishri, Tariq (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Fadaq, Abdullah Renowned Islamic Spokesperson (Saudi Arabia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Fadlallah, Muhammad Husayn Renowned Shiite Scholar (Lebanon) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Fadlallah, Muhammad Husayn Renowned Shiite Scholar (Lebanon) against 9/11 9/01
Faqih, Kaya Hajji Abdullah Head of Langitano Academy, Islamic Scholar, East Java(Indonesia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
French Muslim Leaders Rioting, 11/05
Ghannoushi, Rashid President, Nahda Renaissance Movement (Tunisia) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders
Hafeez, Umar bin Muhammad bin Salem bin Dean of Dar al Mustafa Institute, Hadramawt (Yemen) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Hammad, Dr. Nazih (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Hassun, Ahmad Badr al Din General Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic (Syria) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Hamada, Faruq Professor of Hadith Studies, Muhammad V University(Morocco) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Hamza, Mustafa bin Professor of Islamic Law, Muhammad I University,(Morocco) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Hijjawi, Saeed AbdalHafizGeneral Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan(Jordan) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Hindi, Shaikh Yahya (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Huwaydi, Fahmi (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Huzami, Haji Muhammad ShafiRenowned Islamic Scholar of Jakarta (Indonesia) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Izzat, Hiba RaoufLecturer in College of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Jackson, Dr. Abdul Hakim (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Jumua, AliGrand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Egypt) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Kachat, LarbiDirector of Dawah Mosque and Head of the Islamic Cultural Center, Paris (France) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Kashmiri, Anzar ShahHead of Ulama of Deoband (India) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Khalid, Rashid, Maulana Darul Ifta Firangai Mahal (Lucknow, India) attacking houses of worship & terrorism 3/06
Khamene’i, Ayatollah Ali supreme jurist ruler of (Iran) ** “Killing of people, in any place and with any kind of weapons, including atomic bombs, long range missiles, biological or chemical weapons, passenger or war planes, carried out by any organization, country or individuals is condemned. ... It makes no difference whether such massacres happen in Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Qana, Sabra, Shatila, Deir Yassin, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq or in New York and Washington.” ** Islamic Republic News Agency, September 16, 2001,
Khatami, Muhammad President (Iran) at U.N. against 9/11 attack 9/01
Khayyat, Haytham (Syria) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Maghraoui, Dr. Mukhtar (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Mustafa Mashhur General Guide, Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders
Mirzayev, Sultan mufti of (Chechnya) declares Jihad on terrorism 8/05
Muhammad, Dr. Akbar (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein – Islam and the question of violence
Nizami, Mufti Rahman, Ameer Jamaat e Islami (Bangladesh) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders
Nour, Fazil President, PAS Parti Islam Se (Malaysia) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders
Qabbani, Muhammad Rashid General Mufti of Lebanon (Lebanon) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Qadri, Tahirul head of the Awami Tehrik Party (Pakistan) against 9/11 attack 10/01
Qazi Hussain Ahmed Ameer, Jamaat e Islami (Pakistan) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders
Qazwini, Shaikh Hassan (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Rabbani, Shaykh Faraz on kidnapping and terrorism
Sabri, Ikrimah Mufti of Jerusalem (Palestine) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Sayf, Ahmad NurDirector of Islamic Sciences & Research Institute (UAE) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Al-Tantawi, Shaykh M. Sayyid condemns bin Laden 11/01
Shah, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Shleibak, Dr. Ahmad (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Shaltoot, Sh. Mahmood (Saudi Arabia) former head of Al Azhar (Egypt) on permissibility of following Shia schools of law 12/02
Sheikh, Dr. Muhammad Adam (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Shinwari, Fazli Hadi Council of Islamic Leaders (Afghanistan) against kidnapping & harming foreigners 5/05
Siddiqi, Dr. Muzammil H (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Sultan, Dr. Salah (U.S.) FCNA Fatwa against terrorism 7/05
Taskhiri, Muhammad AliSecretary General of the International Assembly for Understanding between the Islamic Sects (Iran) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Taisaruddin Mufti of Darul Ifta Majidia (Varanasi, India) attacking houses of worship & terrorism
Ul-Qadri, Tahir – condemns bin Laden (Pakistan)
Usmani, Sh.Grand Mufti, Dar ul Uloom (Punjab, India) terrorism 7/06
Yilmaz, Mehmed Nuri Directorate of Religious Afairs (Turkey) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Yusuf, Hamza Renowned Islamic Scholar, Director of Zaytuna Institute(USA) 2/06 Danish cartoons
Yassin, Shaykh Ahmad Founder, Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS (Palestine) condemning 9/11 attack 9/01 signed by 46 scholars & leaders

99. STATEMENTS BY NATIONAL & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Muslim Alliance, Agha Saeed statement against 9/11 attacks
American Muslim Organizations statement against 9/11 attacks by 15 organizations 9/01
American Muslim CEO’s Fight Terrorism
American Muslim Political Coordination Cuncil statement against 9/11 attacks 9/01
American Muslim Alliance (AMA) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
American Muslim Foundation (AMF) - - against 9/11 (U.S.)
American Muslims for Global Peace and Justice (AMGPJ) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
American Muslims for Jerusalem (AMJ) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
American Muslim Leaders call for release of journalist in Iraq 1/06
American Muslims & Scholars denounce terrorism (signed by 57 leaders of National Islamic Organizations and 199 International scholars) 9/2002
Arab American Media Syndicate speaks out against extremism 3/04
Amman Conference bans killings in name of Islam (signed by 180 scholars) 7/05
American Muslim Organizations – condemn Berg beheading 5/04
Australian Muslims condemn 9/11 attack
British Muslim Council (Britain) condemnation of London bombing & Fatwa against terrorism signed by 500 leaders 7/05
British Muslim Scholars - against terrorism (signed by 500 scholars) 7/05
CAIR Condemns murder of Daniel Pearl 2/02
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
CAIR Not in the name of Islam petition (U.S.) signed by 691,531 Muslims 5/04
CAIR Day of Unity and Prayer
CAIR condemns Beslan killings 9/04
CAIR condemns burning of Nigerian churches 2/06
CAIR condemns Philippines airport bombing 3/03 CAIR-CANcondemns attack on Passover celebration in Israel 3/02
CAIR launches TV ad campaign against terrorism 10/06
CAIR-CAN condemns vandalism of Jewish homes in Toronto 3/04
CAIR-CAN condemns rape of Mukhtaran Mai in Pakistan 7/02
CAIR-CAN“ target="_blank" > condemns killing of innocent Christians in Pakistan 10/01
CAIR-CAN offers condolences to Coptic Christian community 1/05
Canadian Muslims condemn anti-Jewish article 1/04
Canadian Muslims condemn church attack in Pakistan 3/02
Canadian Muslims condemn vandalism of Jewish synagogues 4/02
Canadian Society of Muslims (Canada) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Coalition of Islamic Organizations of Chicago condemn London bombings 7/05
Coordinating Council of Muslim Organizations (CCMO) - - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Center for Understanding Islam - Fundamentalism, Extremist and Terrorism
Council of Senior Religious Scholars (Saudi Arabia) terrorism & responsibility to report 6/04
Council of Ulema (Saudi Arabia) against terrorism 2/03
Dar ul Ehsaan (U.S.) – condemns all acts of terrorism
Delhi Muslim Conference condemns terrorism (India) 3/06
Federation of Islamic Organizations (New Zealand) against 9/11 attacks
Fiqh Council of North America - against terrorism (U.S.) 7/05 (endorsed by 130 Muslim organizations and leaders in the U.S
French scholars fatwa prohibits rioting (France)
Human Development Foundation - Call to join the movement for the eradication of terrorism (U.S.) 9/02
Islamic Commission of (Spain) Fatwa against terrorism 3/05
Islamic Society of North America, ISNA (U.S.) Statement Against Terrorism and Religious Extremism 8/05
Islamic Society of North America ISNA (U.S.) Terrorism is not in the name of Islam signed by 72 scholars and leaders 5/04
International Islamic Conference, Amman (Jordan 8 schools of Islamic Law 9/05 signed by 170 scholars
Islam America - Overcoming religiously motivated violence
Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Islamic Circle of North America Condemns London Bombings 7/05
Islamic Media Foundation (IMF) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Islamic Society of North America Condemns London Bombings 7/05
Leaders of Chicago Area Mosques (U.S.) Support FCNA Fatwa Against Terrorism 7/05
League of Arab States against 9/11 attack 9/01
MPAC Mosque Guidelines to Fight Terrorism
MPAC National Grassroots Campaign to Fight Terrorism
Moscow Conference Against Terrorism (Russia) 250 leaders signed statement against terrorism 6/04
Muslim Brotherhood an opposition Islamist group (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Muslim American Society (MAS) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Muslim Arab Youth Association (MAYA) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Muslim Alliance of North America (MANA) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Muslim Council of Britaincondemns lunatic fringe 9/01
Muslim Public Affairs Council (U.S.) condemns London bombing 7/05
Muslim Student Organization MSA (U.S.) Condemns London Bombings 7/05
Muslim Student Association (MSA), Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) - against 9/11 (U.S.)]
Muslim Brotherhoodan opposition Islamist group (Egypt) against 9/11 attack 9/01
Organization of the Islamic Conference Foreign Ministers against 9/11 attack 10/01
Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit OIC Conference against 9/11 attack 12/01
OIC Conference Makkah Declaration on Iraq situation - houses of worship, sunni shia violence, 11/06
Pakistan-American Congress condemns bombing in Pakistan 4/06
Saudi scholars define what is Jihad and what is terrorism
Scholars Taskforce Against Terrorism (Indonesia) religious scholars fatwa against terrorism and public education 11/05
Sunni Muslim Groups in Iraq Condemn Kidnapping
United Association for Studies and Research (UASR) - against 9/11 (U.S.)
United Muslim Americans Association (UMAA) - against 9/11 (U.S.) 5

100. STATEMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL ACTIVISTS & LEADERS Abdullah, Aslam Anatomy of Violence 6/05
Abdullah, Aslam Letter to Al Qaeda: Kill Us Too, We Are Also Americans
King Abdullah (Jordan) urges Muslims to unite against extremism 12/05
Abdullah, Aslam Whither Muslims? 2/06
Abu-Nimer, Muhammad - Values of Peacebuilding and Non-Violence in Islam.
Adi, Imam Tammam - Fanatics and Terrorists are Misguided 9/02
Adi, Imam Tammam - on War 5/2003
Afflito, Frank M. – A Condemnation of Al Qaeda 9/02
Ahmad, Dr. Imad ad-Deen - Islam Demands a Muslim Response to 9/11 (U.S.) 8/02
Akhter, Javeed - Does Islam Promote Violence? (U.S.) 8/02
Ali, Syed Mumtaz - against terrorism (Canada) 9/01
Al-Rashed, Abdel Rahman - Innocent Religion Is Now a Message of Hate
Alam, M. Shahid - Dialectics of Terror
Ali, Muhammad – condemns 9/11 attacks
Al-Qaradawi, Shaykh Yusuf Jihad Renegotiated
Al-Rashed, Abdul Rahman Generalizing the Islamic Label
Amanullah, Shahed Massacre in Ossetia, How Did It Come to This?
Amanullah, shahed A Murder in Saudi, It’s our Problem Too
Amanullah, Shahed The Extremists Among Us
Arjomand, Said Can Rational Analysis Break a Taboo?
Asmal, Abdul Cader - Bin Ladenism, the Heresy That Must Be Exposed 3/06
Athar, Dr. Shahed We Must Love Others To Be Loved By God
Azam, Hina Terrorism, A Return to Jahiliyya 8/05
Aziz, Harris (U.S.) against Anti-Semitism Amongst Muslims 3/06
Badawi, Zaki - Terrorism has no place in Islam,” (Britain) 9/01
Baig, Khaled What Does Islam Teach About Justice?
Bakkar-Poe, Aisha, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. - “Those terrorists must be reading a completely different Quran than the rest of us.  This isn’t about Islam. It’s about terrorism.”
Barlas, Asma Interpretation and Exceptionalism
Benhabib, Seyla Unholy Politics
Brown, Yasmine Alibhai Chechen Case Is Now Poisoned
Cornell, Vincent Jihad, Islam’s Struggle for Truth
Crane, Dr. Robert Islam, Terrorism, and the Separation of Church and State
Crane, Dr. Robert D. The Analogical Bird of Abu Nur
Crane, Dr. Robert D. Counter-Terrorism 201 3/05
Crane, Dr. Robert D. Religious Extremism 9/02
Crane, Dr. Robert D. Waging Jihad Against Muslims Who Hijack Islam 7/06
Crane, Dr. Robert D. Taproot to Terrorism 6/05
Crane, Dr. Robert D. - Economic Justice: A Cure for Terrorism
Darwish, Mahmoud - Nothing Justifies Terrorism
Dixon, Richard L – Not In My Name
El Fadl,Khaled Abou-Islam and the Theology of Power – against terrorism 0/04
El Fadl, Khaled Abou – Terrorism is at odds with Islamic tradition 8/01
Elmasry, Mohamed – Does the Qur’an Sanction Violence? 9/02
Elmasry, Mohammad – Jihad Means Waging Peace and Justice
Engineer, Dr. Ali Asghar Fundamentalism and Extremism
Gatto, Omar - Bizarro Ummah
Hajoo, Imam Jamil Abdul (U.S.) - Terrorism not a doorway to heaven 9/01
Hassaballa, Hesham (U.S.) On multi culturalism
Hasan, Khalid Hijackers of Islam
Hassaballa, Hesham And the Difference Is ...? 7/05
Hassaballa, Dr. Hesham - Are We Really supposed to Kill All the Infidels?
Hassaballa, Dr. Hesham From Uhud to Beslan
Hassaballa, Dr. Hesham – Do Not Let Hatred Drive You to Injustice
Hassan, Khalid - the Hijackers of Islam
Hathout, Dr. Maher Calling on the Ulema
Helminski, Sheikh Kabir - Dialogue of Civilizations and Globalization of Spirit
Henzell-Thomas, Jeremy - Islamic or Muslim Terrorism or Extremism: a Contradiction in Terms
Ibrahim, Anwar (Malaysia)
Iftikhar, Arsalan Devoted to My Faith and Country
Imtiaz, S.M. Events of September 11th
Islahi, Shaikh M. Yusuf (U.S.)
Islam, Yusuf (Britain)
Jackson, Dr. Sherman - Jihad and the Modern World
Kassim, Abubakar Extremism Is a Deadly Disease
Keller, Nu Ha Meem (U.S.)
Khaki, Jawad Interfaith Forum on Islam and Terrorism
Khan, Liaqat Ali - Morality, Terrorism, and the Laws of Motion
Khan, Ali - Attack on America: An Islamic Perspective (U.S.)
Khan, Badshah A Pacifist Uncovered
Khan, Muqtedar & Esposito, John The Threat of Internal Extremism
Khan, Muqtedar (U.S.) On Muslim taxi drivers refusal to carry passengers with alcohol
Khan, Muqtedar - Memo to bin Laden 2/03
Khan, Muqtedar - A memo to American Muslims
Khan, Muqtedar - Muslims Must Develop an Intolerance for Intolerance
Khan, Faiz - Aftermath at Ground Zero
Mahathir, Malaysian PM Condemns Attacks on Civilians
Mamood, Imam Sahib (U.S.) - Islam Under Attack 9/02
Manzoor, Dr. S. Parvez (Sweden) - Against the Nihilism of Terror
Maqsood, Ruquaiyah Waris On the Hijacking of Islam
Mattson, Ingrid Faith, Justice, and Terrorism
Mattson, Ingrid - American Muslims Have a ‘Special Obligation’ (U.S.) 10/01 Manzoor, Dr. S. Parvez (Sweden)
Marwat, Dr Fazal-ur-Rahim - Remembering Abdul Ghaffar Khan: a Nonviolent Soldier
Memon, Kamran Can Only Muslims Be Terrorists
Minai, Ali Ahmed - A Time for Renewal
Minai, Ali Ahmed - A Time for Renewal (U.S.) 9/02
Motiar, Ahmed – The Real Meaning of Jihad
Muhaiyaddeen, Asma’el - An Open Letter to America and the World
Murad, Abdul Hakim - Islamic Spirituality: the Forgotten Revolution
Murad, Abdul Hakim - Recapturing Islam From the Terrorists
Murad, Abdul Hakim - Muslim Terrorists Embrace a Very Secular Heresy
Musaji, Sheila (U.S.)
Muzaffar, Chandra - Hegemony and Civilizational Dialogue
Muhammad, Maulana Shafayat - Condemns call for holy war (U.S.) 10/01
Murad, Abdal-Hakim against 9/11 (Britain)
Murad, Abdul Hakim - Bombing Without Moonlight 6/05
Murad, Sheikh Abdul Hakim - Bin Laden’s Violence Is a Heresy Against Islam (Britain)
Musaji, Sheila (U.S.) Statement on September 11th
Musaji, Sheila Religious Terrorism Is an Oxymoron
Musaji, Sheila (U.S.) A Spiritual Jihad Against Terrorism 8/05
Muwakkil, Salim Faith Based Violence and Religious Zealotry
Nadvi, Lubna - An Open Letter to Muslim Extremists Who Kill In Our Name
Nahdi, Fuad Bringing Back Real Islam
Nasr, Seyyed Hossein - Civilizational Dialogue and the Islamic World
Noor, Farish - Malaysia’s Efforts at Countering Terrorism (Malaysia) 9/02
Noor, Farish Jihad in Islamist Political Discourse
Noor, Dr. Farish A Brutal Murder
Olajuwon, Hakeem – condemns 9/11 attack
Omar, A. Rashied - A Muslims Anguish in the Midst of the Attack on America 9/02
Pickthal, Muhammad - Tolerance in Islam (Britain)
Poonawalla, Aziz - Bin Laden’s Fatwa, A Call to Harabah 2/03
Rahman, Mushfiqur - From a Conflicting Past to a Future of Tolerance
Ramadan, Tariq Living Together Takes Effort
Rashid, Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashid - Fundamentals and Fundamentalism: A Parting of the Ways in Islam 9/02
Rahim, Hassan Zillur (U.S.) - American Muslims Struggle for the Soul of Islam 6/02
Rashid, Shaykh Ahmed Abdur - Letter on the Events of September 11th (U.S.) 8/02
Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdur (U.S.) - A Call to Conscience 2/06
Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul - Bridging the Chasm Between East and West
Rauf, Imam Feisal What Is the Contribution of Religions Towards Peace?
Rehman, Mahbubur - Beware of Injustice, It’s Hell
Ricci, Omar - An American Muslim Prayer to Remember September 11th (U.S.) 8/02
Safi, Louay - Islam, World Peace and the Terrorism Discourse
Sachedina, Dr. Abdulaziz - Where Was God on September 11th (U.S.)
Saeed, Dr. Agha - against 9/11 (U.S.)
Saeed, Azzam Finding Good in Evil
Sardar, Ziauddin 9/01 (Britain)
Sardar, Ziauddin When the Innocent Are Murdered We All Go Into the Dark With them Sardar, Ziauddin 9/01 (Britain)
Schleifer, S. Abdullah (Egypt) Confronting Our Own Demons 1/06
Sehgal, Ikram – 9/11 a Dastardly Act 9/01
Shahabuddin, Syed - “Global war against terrorism – the Islamic dimension,” 11/01
Shaheen, Sultan-Jihadism is Kufr, Not Islam (Pakistan) 12/99
Siddiqui, Abdul-Hamid – What Islam Actually Says About Killing Innocents
Shakir, Imam Zaid – On the terrorist attacks
Shakir, Imam Zaid We Are All Collateral Damage
Siddiqui, Dr. Muzammil - Jihad, Its True Meaning and Purpose (U.S. 9/02
Siddiqui, Muzammil Healing Our Brokeness
Siddiqui, editor of Crescent International (Britain) - against terrorism 2/02
Siddiqui, Habib When Criminals and Demons Rule Our World 8/06
Squires, Abdur Rahman - Monkey See, Monkey Do, Not an Islamic Ideal
Sullivan, Antony - Terrorism, Jihad and the Struggle for New Understandings (Britain) 12/02
Syed, Ibrahim Is Killing an Apostate in the Islamic Law?
Talal, Prince Denounces London Attacks
Wahaj, Imam Siraj – Violence against innocents violates Islamic Law 9/01
Wolfe, Michael - As the Smoke Begins to Clear (U.S.) 12/02
Wahid, Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Former President (Indonesia) speaks against terrorism
Yahya, Harun (Adnan Okhtar) (Turkey
Yahya, Harun – Murdering innocent people in the name of religion is wrong
Yusuf, Hamza – A Time for Introspection
Yusuf, Shaykh Hamza - America’s Tragedy

101. Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, chairman of the Sunna and Sira Council, Qatar
Islam, the religion of tolerance, holds the human soul in high esteem, and considers the attack against innocent human beings a grave sin, this is backed by the Qur’anic verse which reads: ‘Who so ever kills a human being [as punishment] for [crimes] other than manslaughter or [sowing] corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he has killed all mankind, and who so ever saves the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind’ (Al-Ma’idah:32)."

102. Khamene’i, Ayatollah Ali, Supreme jurist-ruler of Iran
** “Killing of people, in any place and with any kind of weapons, including atomic bombs, long-range missiles, biological or chemical weapons, passenger or war planes, carried out by any organization, country or individuals is condemned …”**

103. Leader of al-Muhajirun, a radical Islamist movement Shaykh Omar Bakri
Condemned 9/11 attack. “If Islamists did it—and most likely it is Islamists, because of the nature of what happened—then they have fully misunderstood the teachings of Islam. ... Even the most radical of us have condemned this. I am always considered to be a radical in the Islamic world and even I condemn it.”

104. The Grand Sheikh of the al-Azhar mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi
Condemned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians and condemned terrorism in all its forms.

105. Does Islamophobia exist?
Is there anything we can do about it?
There have been many crimes committed and millions of people killed by individuals, groups and governments in the name of one religion or another - justifying their actions by some perversion of the revealed texts.  The victims come from every race, ethnicity, and religious group.  At the current moment, although many of the perpetrators are MuslimsӔ, the primary victims are also Muslims.  All of us are targets.
And worse, this could not have happened or continue to happen if most of us were not complicit in our silence.
There is self righteousness on both sides - Osama bin Laden exploits powerless people to fight for him by making them believe they are morally superior people - and governments exploit their citizens to fight by making them believe that they are morally superior.
Mainstream Muslims, Christians and Jews regularly condemn terrorism and consider such acts to be an egregious violation of their religious beliefs.  And, yet the violence continues to escalate and spread.
We have to live together. If we are to survive we must find ways to live together in peace. There are no more options left except the option of peace.  Peace between man and nature and between men and other men. Let us focus on what we have in common. Let us take the first step of getting to know one another.

106. Pastor Martin Niemoller

107. Elie Wiesel
“Unless we safeguard the liberties of all our citizens, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Declaration of Independence mean about as much as a plastic flag bumper sticker.”

108. Declaration of Independence
“that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
July 4, 1776

109. Margaret Mead
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.”

111. EDUCATE

112. Qur’an
49:13 Oh mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (Not that you may despise each other).
5:69 Surely, those who believe, those who are Jewish, the converts, and the Christians; any of them who (1) believe in GOD and (2) believe in the Last Day, and (3) lead a righteous life, have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

113. Qur’an
25:63 The worshippers of the All-Merciful are they who tread gently upon the earth, and when the ignorant address them, they reply, "Peace!“
28:55, And when they hear vain talk, they turn away from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we do not seek out the ignorant."
4: Do not say to one who offers you peace, "You are not a believer," seeking the spoils of this life. For God has abundant treasure. You used to be like them, after all, and then God blessed you.

114. Qur’an
Unto every one of you have We appointed a different law and way of life. And if God had so willed, He could surely have made you all one single community: but He willed it otherwise in order to test you by means of what He has revealed to you. Compete then with one another in doing good works! Unto God you all must return and then He will make you truly understand all that on which you were wont to differ. 5:48

115. Qur’an
True piety (or righteousness) does not consist in turning your faces towards the cast or west but truly pious is he who believes in God and the last day and the angels and revelation, and the prophets; and spends his substance upon his near of kin, and the orphans, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and the beggar, and for the freeing of human beings from bondage; and is constant in prayer, and renders the purifying dues; and truly pious are they who keep their promises whenever they promise, and are patient in misfortune and hardship and in time of peril, it is they that have proved themselves true, and it is they, they who are conscious of God. 2: 177
The Qur’an is appealing to us, both Muslims and non Muslims to acknowledge that we do have different religious practices, but not to allow those differences to stop us from doing what needs to be done, and in fact to compete in doing good deeds. And, the Qur’an is telling us clearly that what is essential to our faith is simply how we treat one another. We need to take this advice to heart. To realize that we are brothers and sisters. That we are in this together. Hopefully, through coming to know each other we will be able to discover our similarities and to find ways of resolving our differences and solving our problems.

116. Masum Kirmizigul singing
THANK YOU FOR COMING
From Terrorism to Global Ethics Conference – Religions and Peace in Turkey
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