Abstract
The fear of Islam is not a rational fear. The fear is based on the misrepresentation of the religion and a lack of knowledge of the religion that has allowed this fear to spread.
Highlights
In this paper author will explore the religion of Islam and what has caused many to fear the religion itself and its followers
How is someone to know what something means if the dictionaries, which we look to for answers, can’t even agree with each other? Things like this breed fear into the mind of people everywhere, but effects Americans even more when Jihad/Jihadist is associated with September 11th
Author personally could never truly understand how a Muslim or Middle Eastern person must feel when they go out to eat with their family and are mistreated, but author can say that author try my best to never make them feel out of place
Summary
In this paper author will explore the religion of Islam and what has caused many to fear the religion itself and its followers. The Koran tells its believers to fight those who want to take away their religious rights or freedoms, but that the innocent should not be harmed. It is the use of this word in a manner in which it is not meant that has cause fear to spread around the world about a religion that has nothing to do with violence. The media rarely shows good stories of the Islamic faith and the stories of Muslims doing good things for people and their communities It is because of this negative media that many people don’t get to see the better side of Islam, and it increases the fear or dislike of Islam. Our fear of losing more military has caused us to abandon thousands if not millions of people who need our help the most
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