Is Islam / Muslims   the root of terrorism?
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"Islamic terrorism is inspired by Islamic teachings. We can never get rid of Islamic terrorism unless we defeat the ideology behind it and that is Islam itself. Islam induces hate backed by lies. Muhammad was a terrorist by his own admission. All Muslims, to the extent that they follow him, are terrorists. Those Muslims who are not terrorists are ignorant of Islam. Fortunately they are the majority. We need to rescue them. If you are a good human being, you are not a Muslim. Read this site http://www.faithfreedom.org and if you can't prove me wrong, leave this deceitful cult of hate and terror and join mankind. Don't be part of the Umma. Umma is fascism. It is divisive. It induces the hatred of others. Be part of humanity instead. Your ignorance is not an excuse. Pull your head out of the sand and face the truth, like we did. \n\nFaith Freedom International is a grassroots worldwide movement of ex-Muslims and all those who are concerned about the rise of the Islamic threat. We want to bring humanity together, not by introducing yet another doctrine, which always ends up dividing mankind more, but by eliminating the doctrines that divide us. We want to abolish this evil 'Muslim vs. Kafir" dichotomy. Mankind is one family. Don't let narcissist men like Hitler and Muhammad sunder us with their big lies. Don't become the victim of the "divide and rule" policy of a psychopath. \n\nFaith Freedom stands for freedom of faith. We are against Hate, not Faith. We revere human rights not human beliefs. We endeavor to be factually correct, not politically correct. \n\nDo your part! Let this message out. Let us eradicate Islam and bring mankind together - the way God intended. Islam is the cancer of humanity. We can get rid of it. There is nothing we humans can't do. Mountains move aside to make way for those who are determined." - Ali Sina
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There is a difference between Islamic Fundamentalists and Islamic Fundamentalist  Terrorist's.  The terrorist'sare spread out between all the Muslim Countries, yet there is no country that is terrorist alone.  So we actually have a war against an ideal and not against a particular country.  The terrorist backing is growing and the fact that they use things such as the political cartoons as reasons to get thousands of people to protest over them.  One does not know exactly who the enemy actually is.  That is what terrorism is all about one minute everything looks completely innocent and the next you have been attacked and there is nobody left on sight to go after, they have died completing their mission.  Can we surgically remove all of this cancer on mankind without killing many innocent?  It is not very likely but it is the direction that we have taken this war.  We certainly have the weapons to remove all of the people of this region of the world several times over.  One must wonder if the terrorists are not also playing to the hearts and minds of the rest of the Islamic Fundamentalist's when many of the rioter's of the past week have chanted bin Ladens name and asked for retaliation against the western world to be carried out by him.  It would seem to me that our government certainly must be looking at these incidents very carefully.  I can not speak for the rest of the Western World, however I know that the U.S. has the power to destroy the world several times over and could certainly remove most Islamic Fundamentalist's in one swift blow and it is our restaint in wanting to be fair that keeps this from happening.  Most of today's terrorist activity is being aimed at other Muslims and not at the western world, which raises a whole list of other questions.  The answer to your question is the U.S. is not afraid of standing up to Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist's, however that does not include the entire Muslim population in the world.
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Al Qaeda were responsible for 9-11. This is an extreme fundamentalist Islamic group that believes (amongst other things) that Western influence is undermining the very tenants of their religion. They especially despise the US, its support of Israel, its presence in the middle east and the amoral culture it espouses. 9-11 wasn't just targeting our land and people, it was a direct attack on our economic base.
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The vast majority of terrorist acts over the past 50 years have been undertaken by Muslims. I would contend that terrorist and terrorism are not always associated with Muslims, however. As an example, if you search for "terrorism" on Google, there are about 135,000,000 hits. However, if you search for "terrorism -Muslim -Arab" to remove every site that mentions Muslims and Arabs from the results, there are still 105,000,000 hits. Clearly, there is lots out there about the other terrorists around the world and they are not being ignored.
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NO. It is a myth created by the liberal media outlets. Islam is a fanatic religion. I invite anyone to go to any and every arab and muslim country and conduct a poll and ask them what they think of america? what they think of the west? what they think of christians? what they think of jews? i guarantee that majority of every muslim and arab country will answer negatively. \n\nThis is not a matter of opinion, just open your eyes, and take a look at the world. Islam is not being spearheaded by a few "extremists". These extremists are the people, and they are supported by the people. So moderate islam does NOT exist. Sure there are a few muslims that are less interested in terrorism, but for the most part, they are all brainwashed, and will all share the same fate.\n\nI said, the answer is NO!
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Probably. Islam is a very aggressive religion. Of all of the wars/conflicts in the world, something like 95% of the at least ONE if not BOTH sides are Muslim. If you read about what people are doing to innocent women and children in places like Algeria, Sudan, Indonesia in the name of Islam it's bad(cutting the throats of whole families if they don't observe Islam as devoutly as they should, burn torture to enslaved christian children if they refuse to learn Islam, etc....)
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Terrorism is killing or threatening to cause physical harm to a civilised society in the name of some cause. Terrorism breeds out of perceived injustice whose advantage is taken by unscrupulous elements. There are different types of terrorism- religion-based, territory-based or state-sponsored.\nIrrespective of the type of terrorism the propagators try to justify it in the name of certain cause or ideology.\n\nReligious Terrorism: Example Al-Qaida who led Muslims to believe that they have been historically mistreated and must fight to avenge that.. Truth is that such people follow no religion because no religion propagates violence.\nTerritory-based Terrorism: Example LTTE in Sri Lanka, ULFA in Assam. They believe that their territory has been 'occupied' to external forces and they must fight to overthrow their oppressors. Truth is, in most cases, these people are greedy to control and exert their power with vested interests and little interest in public welfare.\nState Sponsored: BY FAR THE MOST DANGEROUS. Example Hitler in Germany, George Bush in USA, Narendra Modi in Gujarat, Musharaf in Pakistan, who use government machinery and armed forces to spread terror. The reason it is so dangerous is because people like Hitler and George Bush have access to tremendous resources, arms and ammunition to attack soft targets to further their propoganda.\n\nRemedies:-\nEvery country must actively co-operate and ensure to root out terrorism from their soil. \nResolving issues through negotiations and via multi-lateral forums like UN.\nAllaying fears in the minds of people, by avoiding 'us against them' and 'clash of civilization'  kind of rhetorics.\nEducating people and providing employment opportunities to disillusioned youth to ensure that they utilize their energy positively.
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First off, where is your source because I highly doubt this is a valid statement but rather something you invented to spread rhetoric.\n\nSecondly, I am sure some terrorists are parents....
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Most Muslims are not terrorists, and most terrorists aren't Muslims. Americans react more to Islamic terrorism because it comes from an outside source, whereas domestic terrorism from militia groups or urban gangs doesn't trigger a sense of national unity or a 'fight response.'
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I believe that the holy quaran has some good priciples, but some things I can not believe.  I believe that ANY human 'claiming'whether islamic or christian can be a terrorist. There is a bunch of bad apples everywhere you look, just as there are good apples. I have nothing against Muslim, their religion, or the Quran.  I do have a problem with terrorist, whether they claim to be religous or not.
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Most of the muslim I know very much ashamed for what the people who "claim" themselves muslim and doing that kind of terror.But strangely somehow they don't dare to condemn the terrorist acts openly in public,since they know these radical militant is growing fastly could be anywhere and anybody.\nAccusing a religion as the head of terrorist conduct are unjustly. But sometimes it's quite true,since I think the percentage of people thinking the way of the radical muslim is growing and growing beyond our imagination since of the globalism,human right issue,the freedom of religion and the weakness of faith of the non-muslim people.
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Terrorism is committed by many people of various religions and ideologies.  For the most part, the terrorists are motivated by greed, revenge or seeking power, and they are using religion as an excuse for their acts.  \n\nIslam itself does not teach or endorse terrorism.  Indeed, Islam forbids murdering women, children and unarmed men even in time of war.  It forbids the destruction of buildings.  It specifically forbids murdering fellow Muslims, yet the terrorists do this regularly.  The Qur'an says that terrorists will never see Paradise (or Heaven).  \n\nThe extremists in any religion who teach violence are taking bits and pieces of verses from their holy book, and twisting and perverting them in an attempt to justify the hatred they espouse.  \n\nOf all the major terrorist organizations in the world today, the majority of them are ones who claim to be Muslim.  President Bush has been very careful to distinguish that we are not at war with Islam, we are at war with terrorists who pervert the teachings of Islam.
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Muslims are terrorists if all Germans are nazis, Americans are gangsters, Columbians are drug dealers, Italians are mafia members and ....\nI think thats because the only news from muslims which  news companies spread is about terrorism.\nPropaganda has great powers and it can make you believe that muslims are terrorist.\nAfter cold war when the danger of communism vanished western governments need an enemy and there wasn't anyone better than muslims.\nMaybe it is true that some famous terrorist are muslim but it is also true that muslim countries have suffered from many unwanted problems e.g. afghanestan which was american front during cold war for controlling the communism movement in middle east which is one of the most important oil producers in world and believe me, there is nothing remained there except ruined cities and mountain and minefield and vast fields of poppy which is used to make opium and heroin in great amounts. this is a proper place for terrorism to grow. so I think muslims are wrongfuly accused.
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You speak in generalities which can never lead to a true answer.\nI don't think Iranians are terrorists. I think that in this world, there are bad people doing bad things and they are of all nationalities, colors, creed, race and religions.\n\nAny one who is an extremist is dangerous to others. This is the only generality I could ever agree with.
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- there is no terrorist in world if no one intercept others life.\n- terrorism is really propagated by the bad policians of Americans and Europeans by means of hatred other religions particularly by suppressing muslims and the growth of their country.\n- terrorism really has no religion and terrorist activities is not belongs to a particular religion any more.\n- In any way Terrorism is acceptable.\n- The Americans and socalled "christian club"(europeans) alongwith Israel is in the bloody tug-of-war with Islam and creating Islamin terrorist world wide.\n- The Media which entirely controlled by the socalled and Americans and Europeans is portraiting as terrorist whoever talking against them. \n- But the real terrors are gaining their horrified terrorism as legal and legitimising it by cheating and paralysing billions of peoples on the earth.\n- Any Americans and Europeans have the right to use Neuclear power but no muslim countries. If some try to acquire then the country portrayed as "Axis of Evil" nations and spread terrorism.\n- They have rights to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent peoples including Infants, women in the name of war and in the name of spreading democracy.\n- What rights they have to spread their own culture to other nations..?\n- If they really help other nations and their people then no one will intend to raise slogans like "DEATH TO AMERICA".\n- Because the love is the great.\n- The drive towards "war against terror" is actually seems to be planned to spread terrorism worldwide and creating more terrors everywhere.\n- Because, now they got great chances to say and prove that Islam is preaching terrorism and Muslims are terrors, and so they can intrude and occupy any countries, suppress their people and growth in the name of Economic Sanctions and more.\n- They can achieve innocent peoples support through the misleading television media and make them to believe Islam is unrequired danger to the world.\n- Is this activities is not the Terrorism or more than that...?... what do you think.\n- There is really peaceful world when Americans and Europeans stop portraying other religions are harmful and avoiding the tendency to suppress other nations from their technological growth.\n- There is really peaceful world when Americans and Europeans stop intruding and RESPECTING the culture of other nations legitimate rights.\n- I dont want to say more... there is no terrorist and terrirism if Americans and Europeans mind their own business.\n- Why they always Americans and Europeans being the Hidden and Real threat to the Peaceful World...and being the real "Axis of Evil(Satan)"?\n- I never support terrorism.\n- Terrorism cannot be justified at any form.\n- Innocent people, let them be any religion, should not be allowed to suffer at any cost.\n- But remember the real Criminals are they who force innocent people to involve in terrism activities.\n- Let refine their (Americans and Europeans) interest on other nations.\n- Respect them.\n- Dont suppress other nations growth.\n- Dont let them push and force their own culture on other nations.\n- Stop wars on other nations.\n- Stop killing innocent people, children and women in the name of war. And dont create terrorist anymore.\n- Do you still think these activities are not terrorism. \n- And dont forget whoever talking about Americans and Europeans are portrayed as "enemies" "Terrorism breeding nations" and "Axis of Evil countries".... think how stupid the logic behind it... and when ordinary peoples can understand it....?\n-------------------
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islam is not only against the west, but against the east, north, south and middle, anyone who is not-islamic is subject to war by islam, 9/11 is simply one of thousands of muslim terror attacks that occur on a world wide basis.\nWhen islam began is when this war began 1400 years ago, long before the usa ever exsisted. \nas for your hint, islam did 9/11 and islam is attacking all the non-islamic people. \nAnd as for all those "peacefull" muslims.. well they simply do NOTHING to stop what is going on.
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No Islam isn't a religion that preaches AND teaches terrorism, it teaches and preaches peace and respect towards others. No religion would say to it's followers if you are being killed in your homes bow your heads and hand a weapon to the killer...\n\nIn the time of the Prophet Mohammad (Peace be Upon Him) prisoners of war were NOT to be killed... they were to be realesed under one condition... guess what that was? teach 10 muslims to read then they were set free...\n\nI could go on and on from my standpoint on this... what i suggest is you read SCHOLARLY articles or websites that are well known as religious sources about Islam from BOTH perspectives... \n\nA good site to learn about islam is www.Islamicity.com\n\nMuslims are NOT supposed to kill ANYONE at all... the only case that it is allowed is in the time of war to defend one's self... and even in that case there are restrictions... do not harm a tree, a home, a child, an elderly person if they do not harm you... fight only those that fight you directly...\n\nA lot of those that strap themselves with bombs to kill are seen as wrong in the view of many many muslims... especially when those killed are civilians...