Islamophobia; suggest a counter measure

Intoxicated by a massive, morbid and ignominious propaganda campaign driven by a nexus of three major forces namely; religion, political hegemony and capitalism, more than half the population of the world sees Muslims as a threat to their culture, irrespective of what culture they may exercise, ironically many among the Muslim world who has both the resources and power to counter this propaganda has invariably strengthen the hands that injects the venom of stereotyping against their own fraternity.

Islamophobia, a term that was, probably, invented during first crusades, has become a political force to win elections, to wage fake wars to dispute and destroy the truth. Islamic terrorism and now “Islamist” is a magic word behind which any crime can adumbrate, any sin is pardoned and any lie becomes truth.

This psychological warfare has taken the shape of psychological obscenity, enjoyed not only by those involved in pornography of the truth but by all those who can use this philosophy for their petty advantages, giving rise to a culture of hate against a community specifically and setting a tradition of treachery generally.

How Muslims of the world so divided among them can withstand this grisly onslaught on their belief and may also counter it. What recipe of individual character should become a model voice for the community, capable of molding the opinion not just with mere words but with integrity of the character?

Do we all owe a responsibility?

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Yes, we all owe a responsibility.

We need to show a soft image of Muslims at individual level. Each one of us working in western societies has this obligation. We need to come out of this rigidness and accept that we are living in western societies and need to follow their laws and (to some extent) their cultural values. This does not automatically mean that you should start drinking, eating non-halal food etc., but it does mean that you should socialize more and show with your character, without involving yourself into lengthy discussions, that you are just like them at human level.

More organized effort and investment in education, media, sports etc is needed. These are necessary tools for developing a soft image. An example, when my colleagues would see an Irani footballer playing for their league and winning matches, the image of Iran will definitely take a tiny little shine!

Many more things. But lets see what others have to say, :)

Hiding behind the smoke screen of Islamic fundamentalism, a cactus of true radicalism rarely comes to surface.

I personally feel tht west n jews has determined to destroy muslim nations . Did u ever heard of the word terrorism so commonly used before 11 sep attck on WTC ?? This bigotry for islam is jst becuse Islam is da fastest growing religion in da world. Their is nthng like islamophobia in reality ....thz is jst politics.

Did u find any genuine reason behind war wd afghanistan (in name of terorism) or iraq ( in name of WMD)?? or is their any sense or logic behind mounting pressure on iran for nukes ....even iran faces thret from isreal so it shld have nukes ( no doubt it ws a mistake tht they signed NPT) . Till 2mmrw US ws close friend of Pak ......wht hppnd today. Thz is jst politics .... U cannot trust these ppl. AL KUFFAAR LA EITAIBAAR!!!

Today thz injustcie is wd iraq, iran, palestine, afghanistan ....iam sure thz wil b da fate of all arab countries . It is because our ppl r licking their foots . They will b imposing sanctions bombarding our mosques n go on killing innocent ppl like ants n we wil b trying to take counter meaures for islamophobia. If truly there is islamophobia why so many ppl r embracing islam?? ( Spl in US aftr 11 sep)

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This thread might be old but the contents are very relevant with the current situation, can we think of recipe now?

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Implement freedom and everyone is happy.

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Those Muslims living in western states and pay taxes have every right to criticize western laws. It is absurd to suggest otherwise.

**** the government. and I mean all governments. Either democratic, dictatorial, monarchy, Theocratic, Autocratic etc. Any form of government by their very nature of are against mans natural rights to be free.

And I have every right to express this opinion.

yeah bro, I feel they want to drink my blood

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A recipe to fix the situation? Unless muslim countries get rid of corruption on every level nobody is going to step up and change the perception, the change has to come from within. Islamophobia only gains strength when we succumb to its implications on international level. Although mostly muslim domestic politics is embroiled in foreign affairs. The way to go is to follow the religion; the deliverance for Muslims has always come from one source. We have never progressed by forgetting our ideology and its unlikely we will now.

And some people here want to know the reason for Islamophobia...

Burrying your head in the sand might make you oblivious of what is happening in the world but that is not going to change what the Taliban and the fundamentalits are doing.

If you are happy with the conspiracy theories be happy. For some ignorance is bliss..

Singing the song of western ideology wouldn’t do any good to you. Why US went to Iraq by killing 70,0000 and later they apologized for not finding any WMDs? and now watch the video below about AQ which has never existed to clear that rubbish in your mind.

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^^

ya there is nobody called Osama Bin Laden. He is a figment of imagination. Pakistan is not fighting the Taliban. Girls are allowed to go the school in the SWAT region. Arabs do not go to other countries in search of young brides. There was no attack on the Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan. Good for you.

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The name and the term is wrong. In reality it is well placed and justified , fanatic-o-phobia.

People do not fear Islam they fear the fanatics who have their own interpretation of Qurans , hadees and sunnah and who have waged a war in the name of Islam against anybody who does not agree to their interpretation. They have made nations, countries , communities their hostages and who are spreading fasaad on earth. Quran has condemened those fasaadies in strong words. Once those fasaadies meet their doom all this Islamophobia will be gone.

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So my question why do muslims have human-phobia?

No non-muslim (read KAFFIR) kills another person who becomes muslim. But Muslims actually
go ahead and slaughter a muslim if he/she leaves Islam. (When they can).

If THAT is not phobia, then I dunno what is...

Islamo-phobia , my foot ! :P

Well, an absolute nonsense and out of the context childish reply to my post.

You even don’t know what you are talking about but just in case if you have missed my post. Just read it and before posting your idiocity again think twice what you are going to write.

Ignorance is bliss.. What else can I say.

You are sadly mistaken my friend. People do fear Islam. They do not have the motivation to distinguish between moderates and the fanatics. This might be due to the fact that the voices in moderation are never heard. You only hear about these fasaadies as you call it. This might be due to the media. It is time that muslims had a credible media source. Yes I have heard about 'Al-Jazeera', but the reach of the channel is limited and there are times when the channel has sided with the fanatics..

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If people fear Islam they are just ****ing idiots. Simple truth. If they fear the individuals that use Islam to push forward an agenda of extermination then they are rather simple. The comparision can be easily made with regard to nationalism in world war 1. Nationalism was the key cause of all the political miscalculations that led to the war but on its own nationalism is by no means an evil ideology.

Additionally I don't think it is our responsibility at all. After all do white people go around saying "Oh I am not a Neo-nazi?" Nope. They just ignore it. Even though far right parties have gained in popularity in the West on an increasing scale.

Define me due to the actions of a group, you are no better than Hitler and his Third Reiche.

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counter attack/argument?

just mention the inquisition and the crusaders. That should be enough.