Word: islamic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Your report on accused world Trade Center plotter Mahmud Abouhalima and Muslim radicals ((Cover Story, Oct. 4)) demonstrates that you unfortunately believe Islam has a dark side. But Islam is a very peaceful religion. It is too bad that when someone does an evil deed and claims to be a Muslim, all Muslims and Islam itself are considered to be evil. Murder is not tolerated in Islam, and the murder of civilians is especially un-Islamic. The very word Islam comes from the Arabic word al-salaam, meaning peace. People fear Islam without understanding its true nature. Omar Reda Maple...
...defense counsel of Mahmud the Red claim that his trial is about Islam and not about the bombing of the World Trade Center. Any religion with its foundations enmeshed in brutal wars and the use of jihads, and with some adherents who display an inclination toward bizarre violence, deserves nothing less than serious scrutiny by all right-thinking persons. Gbenga Oduntan Lagos, Nigeria...
...judge a religion by the actions of some of its followers. And please spare us the sensational headlines that promote prejudice and fear in people ignorant of Islam. If you had made an effort, you would have discovered the Islam that is attracting large numbers of converts around the world. You need a Muslim on your staff. Saadi Alikhan Strongsville, Ohio...
...sorry to see your article on religious fanaticism limited to Islam. Even here in the U.S., Fundamentalist religious zealots are utilizing tactics of terror, intimidation and murder to press their agenda of stopping abortions. When religious fervor crosses over to acts of terrorism it becomes a social plague for all our society that must be carefully controlled. William B. Nash Burlington, Vermont...
...important. A troop increase is likely to inflame Afghan nationalism because Afghans are more anti-foreign than we acknowledge and the support for our presence in the insurgency areas is declining. The Taliban, which was a largely discredited and backward movement, gains support by portraying itself as fighting for Islam and Afghanistan against a foreign military occupation...