An American Muslim rights group says the number of civil rights complaints made by Muslims in the US has increased by 30 per cent.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations' (CAIR) said in the report published on Monday that there were 1,972 cases of anti-Muslim violence, discrimination and harassment in 2005, the highest number of civil rights cases ever recorded in the Washington-based group's annual report.
The Struggle for Equality study said that was a 29.6 per cent increase from 2004's 1,522 cases.
Nine states accounted for almost 79 per cent of all civil rights complaints made to the civil rights group.
California and Illinois recorded the highest number of all complaints with 19 and 13 per cent respectively, and New Jersey had the lowest with 4 per cent.
Arsalan Iftikhar, CAIR’s legal director, blamed the media.
"We believe the biggest factor contributing to anti-Muslim feeling and the resulting acts of bias is the growth in Islamophobic rhetoric that has flooded the internet and talk radio in the post-9/11 era," he said.
"By all accounts, racial profiling, harassment, and discrimination of Muslim and Arab Americans have increased since 9/11."
Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas congresswomen, said in response to the study: "We cannot allow xenophobia, prejudice, and bigotry to prevail, and eviscerate the constitution we are bound to protect."
I always tell my cousins to move from the US, if life for them is like this right now imagine 40 years from now, being a muslim would be considered a crime.
I always tell my cousins to move from the US, if life for them is like this right now imagine 40 years from now, being a muslim would be considered a crime.
George W. Bush and his 'stupid' policy wont lasts long (like 40 years). I think americans are sick of his lies...
Let's be honest for a second. Can there be any doubt what caused the increase in anti-Islamic sentiment in the U.S.? The 9-11 attacks caused this, not Bush policy or talk radio. It is natural and should have been expected. That doesn't justify any action against American Muslims, many of which are just as patriotic as anyone else. It is unfortunate that the actions of a few radical extremists can have such an impact on their brothers and sisters of the same faith, but it cannot be avoided. The answer is education and exposure to the Islamic community within the U.S. However, the belief that in 40 years Islam will be illegal in the U.S. is simply absurd.
Bombings, Hijackings, terror-attacks, horror-videos, kidnappings all over the world: again muslim extremists involved
Airport in London, Bombs found on 11 Airplanes: Again muslim extremists
Pope made some comments: Menaces of bombing churches and killing christian priests: muslim extremists involved
.. and the list goes on !
Excuse me, but how would you like that the upcoming generation of western Children get a good Image of Islam when they always hear that kind of news ?
Lets see.
Countless bombing in Iraq & pure agreesion, non-muslim(christian, atheist, e.t.c) extremist. ffended:
Takeover of palestine, with sheer force and genocide, non-muslim extremist. ffended:
I can add to the list.
Excuse me, but how would you like that the upcoming generation of Middle-eastern Children get a good Image of West when they always hear, and experience that kind of news ?
Bombings, Hijackings, terror-attacks, horror-videos, kidnappings all over the world: again muslim extremists involved
Airport in London, Bombs found on 11 Airplanes: Again muslim extremists
Pope made some comments: Menaces of bombing churches and killing christian priests: muslim extremists involved
.. and the list goes on !
Excuse me, but how would you like that the upcoming generation of western Children get a good Image of Islam when they always hear that kind of news ?
Well for starters. learn about Islam instead of what non Muslims have to say bout it. I think a Muslim would know his religion better than a non Muslim! DUH!
*Without Allah, without Islam, life would be meaningless. If I've ever learned patience, it's because of this. Alhamdulillah...*
Well for starters. learn about Islam instead of what non Muslims have to say bout it. I think a Muslim would know his religion better than a non Muslim! DUH!
I learned a long time ago, there are reasons and there are excuses, and frequently they are not the same.
I think the average non-Muslim doesn't give two hoots about what "Islam says". They only care about what "Muslims do".
Learning about Islam will have little if any impact on what non-Muslims think.
Well for starters. learn about Islam instead of what non Muslims have to say bout it. I think a Muslim would know his religion better than a non Muslim! DUH!
There is the problem. It doesn't matter how much you know about a religion theologically when people are cutting heads off on video tape like a sick snuff film and justifying it with their religious beliefs. Hopefully we all agree that the people who commit such acts are evil human beings who are not following the true message of any peaceful religion. However, the effects of these actions cannot be overstated. Most Americans view these people as a radical element within Islam, not Islam as a whole, but this element has brought the world's attention upon Islam in a negative way. There is no way to candy-coat this.
I assure you no one here agrees with any of what is going on because it is NOT Islam. If that was Islam we wouldnt be sitting here with u discussing it and be proud of our religion. We would be out doing the same. It's pretty obvious =\
*Without Allah, without Islam, life would be meaningless. If I've ever learned patience, it's because of this. Alhamdulillah...*
I assure you no one here agrees with any of what is going on because it is NOT Islam. If that was Islam we wouldnt be sitting here with u discussing it and be proud of our religion. We would be out doing the same. It's pretty obvious =\
I don't believe anybody here agrees with what is being done in the name of their religion either. The point is that these people have affected the way non-Muslims view Islam, rightly or wrongly.
Ok, I really want to clafiry this out, before I get again Insults in PM's !
I don't want to be misunderstood. I know what Islam is and I know who did the bombings around as I'm already 40 old.
I just told the story out of the point of view of kids and teenagers. I'm a teacher in a highschool, and I can see it everyday. The Media influent them, same as they do it for muslim Kids about West, when they say, it's Evil !
And, believe it or not, it is our Next Generation!
As somebody mentionned already here, when our Kids see beheadings on TV of West Journalists, curiously, the extremists always yell "Allah". Well guess, what our kids will assimilate with that ??
Conclusion: Your kids (Muslims) get already brainwashed at early age, same as ours (western) by the media.
Im Always Right,Its Like,When Im Right,Im Right,And When Im Wrong,I Could've Been Right,So Im Still Right,'Cause I Could've Been Wrong!
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