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...Instead of exploring the hard ways to win over the West, such as with knowledge-based achievements, young radical Muslims are indulging in mindless violence, justifying it by quoting holy texts. They are only bringing down Islam. They serve neither their cause nor the holy text and only bring revulsion for Islam in the eyes of other religious groups. People will start thinking there is something in the teaching of Islam that encourages terrorism. After all, in today's world most terrorists seem to be Muslims. M.S. Prasad Avadi, India...
...Denouncing Islamic Terrorism It is good that TIME highlighted the fact that there are moderate Muslims who denounce Islamic terrorism and strive for a more tolerant and open interpretation of Islam [Sept. 13]. Sadly, many of those Muslims learned their moderation from contact with the West; current Islamic culture by itself seems unable to produce such broad-mindedness on a large scale. That is not too surprising. In most Muslim countries, citizens are not exposed to the true teachings of other religions; indeed, they are often encouraged to despise others' beliefs, although ignorant of their actual meaning. Anyone who challenges...
...boys crammed into a dingy room sit enraptured as he talks for two hours, waving his hands for emphasis and making eye contact with his listeners. The subject matter is familiar: verses of the Koran spliced with denunciations of the war the U.S. and its allies are waging against Islam; the suffering of Muslims worldwide; the sacred duty to struggle against those who would deny Muslims the chance to worship in peace. The preacher's voice?he requested anonymity?rises as he issues a final, passionate appeal, a call for jihad against a cruel government that, he says, is oppressing...
...warriors' bodies and flood the soil in red, reflecting a red radiance across the sky at dawn and dusk, the East and West calling on warriors to declare jihad." Also noteworthy is the paucity of references to the liberation of the south. Farish Noor, a Malaysian expert on Islam who recently spent several weeks in the region, says "the language used is the same with international jihad. It looks like the manuscript has been transplanted into [southern] society. In fact, it looks like they don't care about autonomy...
...Struggle Within Islam Your story described a battle for the soul of Islam between tolerant moderates and hateful extremists who are a threat to all [Sept. 20]. You seemed to link religious piety with violence and terrorism. That is a simplification and misses the point that faith and consciousness of God make people, especially devout Muslims like me, better individuals. My faith teaches me that one day I will be held accountable for my actions in front of the Almighty and that I must do as many good deeds as possible. I realize that is not true for extremists like...