Re: In America - vulnerability of Muslims
Like Mr Siddiq, I and my family are lucky and do not fear for ourselves...we do share his concerns though.
Mo3, Mr. Siddiq is talking about Muslims...
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I really think that the problems arise when Muslims segregate themselves from the mainstream by living in and staying within small Islaamic communities. This creates and fosters the feeling of isolation. If you look at troubles like the "Lackawanna 6", they isolated themselves which helped foster outsider's feelings of mistrust. Which made them feel even more isolated.
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I totally agree Mo3...I also believe the green zone should be dismantled and everyone desegregate themselves...
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That isnt the entire problem for sure. But its a really big part of it IMHO.
Another part of the problem is education. Ignorance about Islaam within the US fosters more mistrust since media reports on the extremists. Thats "news worthy" stuff and it may be the only knowledge that some americans receive about Islaam. There has been a big effort for sure since 9-11 to educate the masses a bit more about the REAL Islaam but its not enough, not yet.
Those 2 issues need to be addressed very aggressively IMHO to make things better.
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This is something I totally agree with...