The best way to avoid stereotyping other people, is by recognising we do make stereotypical judgements about others and to learn to treat each person as an individual and not as a group.
you are right...
and everyone should think over and over befor Judging people and see ,is it fair to acuse him with that bad deed or name....
If I am a christian ,American or British then I am the squatter of Iraq...
If I am a Jewish or Israeli then I am the one who is killing the Palestinians....
If I am a Muslim or Arabian then I am the terroristic....
many people thinking like that may Allah guide us and them and all we have to do is to correct their wrong conceptes and give them our advices not threaten them or fight with them like some muslims do may Allah guide us and them...
Allah has sent to us our dear prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who taught us to deal with the others to talk with them with wisdom and moralism...
and Allah says:"[12] O you who believe! Avoid much suspicions; indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting). And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful."
Al Hujorat
so, it is not right to suspicion the others Muslims or not...
and some people may Allah guide us and them intending blemishing the image of the others.....why??
to spread tumult(Al Fitnah) amongest people...alas!
and all of this from shaitan(AOTHO BELLAH)....
Allah says:"[53] And say to My slaves (i.e. the true believers of Islâmic Monotheism) that they should (only) say those words that are the best. (Because) Shaitân (Satan) verily, sows disagreements among them. Surely, Shaitân (Satan) is to man a plain enemy."
Al Isra`a
and says:"[21] O you who believe! Follow not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). And whosoever follows the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan), then, verily he commands Al-Fahshâ' (i.e. to commit indecency (illegal sexual intercourse)) and Al-Munkar (disbelief and polytheism (i.e. to do evil and wicked deeds; and to speak or to do what is forbidden in Islâm)) And had it not been for the Grace of Allâh and His Mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allâh purifies (guides to Islâm) whom He wills, and Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower."
An Noor
we should be a ware of all shaitans steps cause they are only leading the follower to hell fire (AOTHO BELLAH)...
we shouldn`t be sorry for our selves but for those who is damaging them selves by their hands or let me say their mouths...
we have to be enduring and patient and make Duaa for them
and Allah says:"He whom Allâh guides, is rightly guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Walî (guiding friend) to lead him (to the right Path)."
Al Kahuff
I know we are human beings and we do mistakes but some people justify their mistakes by saying (we are not perfect ,we are human beings) nooo this is not right...we have to say we are not perfect to spirit our selves to do more and more of good deeds not to justify our bad deeds...
may Allah guide us and protect us from all harms,shaitan and hell fire and reward us with wisdom ,his satisfaction and Jannat Al Ferdous...
Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeen
(I know I am talking too much :-[ )