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    religion, but the real question to be asked is whether Islam is really a religion of violence or peace. There are many Islamist groups- Isis and al-Quaida for example- that are responsible for acts of terrorism. For instance, the bombing of the twin towers in 2001 in New York, the London terrorist bombings that killed 52 innocent lives, the many bombings and attacks in Paris, etc. Personally, I think Islam is neither a religion of peace nor violence. Islam is not revolving around the idea of violence, but

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    religion, but the real question to be asked is whether Islam is really a religion of violence or peace. There are many Islamist groups- Isis and al-Quaida for example- that are responsible for acts of terrorism. For instance, the bombing of the twin towers in 2001 in New York, the London terrorist bombings that killed 52 innocent lives, the many bombings and attacks in Paris, etc. Personally, I think Islam is neither a religion of peace nor violence. Islam is not revolving around the idea of violence, but

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    The word “Islam” is taken from the Arabic word “Salema”, which translates to obedience, peace, purity, and submission. There are many people who don’t know that these traits are the foundation of Muslim religion. Ignorance on a subject often leads to false judgment, and the deep-rooted conflict between the United States and the Islamic State is largely due to such ignorance. An entity cannot involve itself in another’s affairs and make calculated decisions if it does not educate itself on the entirety

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    Immigrants from Islam practicing countries are extremely unfairly stereotyped as terrorists, this stereotype is even more severe if they are a practicing Muslim. This stereotype stems from radical Islam groups such as Al Qaeda and Isis performing extreme acts of violence in the name of their religion. A religion that preaches peace and acceptance. There is an emphasis on the word radical in this context, as these groups are formed by extremely radical "followers" of Islam. Often times non-radical

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    Hatufim (Kamin, 2013). Through a Cultural analysis, it is clear that the Islamophobic portrayal of Muslims in the show Homeland reinforces the ideology that Muslims around the world are violent individuals who commit unjustified crime in the name of Islam. It also stereotypes Muslims as people from Arab descent with an agenda to destroy America. Lastly, through the process of Othering it constantly compares the supposed values of White Americans in comparison to Arab Muslims and concludes that there

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    mankind. Islam has certainly had it fair share of violence, particularly since the religion inception in the 7th century just like any other religion like Christianity and Judaism. ISIS, al-Qaida, book Haram etc., are violent non-state terrorist actors who have used the name of Islam to justify their intolerable crimes and action around the world. Their actions are affecting more than 3billion of Muslim lives in today’s world? While international terrorism started before 9/11, terrorism association

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    The literature in this case focuses mainly on the motivation behind terrorism conducted by Al Qaeda, which is mainly the ideology in which they stand for. As a result, the target is unfortunately democratic countries due to the ways in which they threaten the global jihadist ideology through various means. For decades, democratic

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    challenges of Islam in the modern world described in our textbook; research on the Internet how this challenge is being met in major Muslim societies today; and write an essay on your findings. Student Answer: Â In today's society, there has been an alarming incline to anti-Islam feelings which accounts for the assumptions made by the media and other social networks, that Muslims are cause for terror. It is important to know that the ones committing these inhumane crimes in the name of Islam are not

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    Essay on Educating Americans About Islam

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    Educating Americans About Islam The events of September 11th 2001 created dramatic changes in the lives of peoples all across the globe. The devastating aftermath of the attacks of that day is never ending in the lives of most people – especially those who were personally affected by the horrific acts of terrorism. Muslims, in particular, have had to experience the backlashes of the September 11th events. An already misunderstood and misrepresented group of people have, in addition, had

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    but it’s hard for people to think of a Muslim without linking them directly to terrorism. But these assumptions aren’t totally out of the blue—the Muslim’s religion, Islam, teaches a low tolerance for other religions and the Islamic government has no separation of church and state, so it’s only normal to assume that their government shall have a low tolerance as well—some however, immediately translate this into terrorism. Through the Islamic government and religion, relations with foreign countries

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