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Originally posted by jubilance1922
You know, I just finished reading a great book about the American Muslim experience. Its a great read if anyone is interested. While everyone is soooo concerned about what someone in a country halfway around the world is thinking, I think your time would be better spent actually getting to know the Muslims in this country, instead of judging them because of what some nutjob halfway around the world said.
Muslims in the US are actually a lot different than Muslims in the Middle East. Since you don't live in Iran, maybe you should try listening to the people that live in your city, walk your streets, sit in class with you, pay taxes just like you do to the same government, and work with you. I bet their take on Islam is a lot different than the head of state of Iran...
But whatever, I'm done...Some people just refuse to understand the point I'm trying to make. I knew Rudey would be resistant, but I'm surprised at some of the other comments in this thread.
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The thing is that we don't live in an insular society. It bothers me enough that Muslims are killing others in another part of the world, but when I know they have and will export that to the US, it bothers me more.
The latest analysis showed that 80% of mosques and Muslim centers in the US were financed by Saudi money. Wahabists who educate Muslims to fly into buildings also are financing the mosques. Given that Saudi money also finances much of Muslim academia. they have locked out moderates like one gentleman in California (UCLA I believe). American muslims are also responsible for terrorist acts and have been charged accordingly. They are not all angels. Furthermore, American muslims (along with most other Muslims) seem to either keep thoughts against violence to themselves or are drowned out by the others. And finally, while the Nation of Islam is reviled by "real" Muslims in the middle east, it still manages to upset people here.
I lived in Iran. It's strange that the leader of the country which was put in place by the thugs of Qum is denying the holocaust, and the region's support, given the country's alliance with the Nazis and his knowledge of the Jerusalem and Damascus Muftis celebrating Hitler. But then again that nutjob sees light around himself when he speaks.
I'd be more inclined to ignore Middle Eastern Muslims but terrorists and a pursuit of nuclear weapons by the largest terrorist sponsor in the world have kept my attention there.
The only moderate well-known Muslim leader I have ever heard of is an Imam, or Mufti, from Italy.
-Rudey