The Islamic Faith and Violence Islam is the second largest religion in the world, behind Christianity. There are over 1.1 Billion followers of Islam, and more than half of these Muslims live in South and South East Asia, even though the religion began in Arabia. ... Islam recognizes earlier prophets, e.g. ... The Five Pillars of Islam are formal acts of worship that Muslims follow. ... Every Muslim must fast in the month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. 5. ...

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In fact, terrorist acts violate the Islamic code. ... Therefore, if Alonso, Vanezza one rogue Muslim were to condone and act upon such violence he would break the Islamic code and be exempt from paradise, not be rewarded as we have been led to believe. ... Islam follows a very strict moral code that is meant to please God, since in the Islamic religion God sees all and knows all. ... Islam also deals with social responsibilities that are based on kindness and consideration towards family, fellow Muslims, neighbors, and humankind and animals. ... Alonso, Vanezza Our perception of Islam do...

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Any Muslim who wants to practice his or her religion and express the desire to live under the banner of Islam is labeled a fundamentalist or extremist. ... They are not Islamic and should not be thought of as Islamic. ... If an individual Muslim were to commit an act of terrorism, this person would be guilty of violating the laws of Islam. ... Violence around the world is not just because of Muslims. ... We do not judge Islam by what a few Muslims do. ...

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When he turned 14, he joined the Muslim brotherhood, the largest and most influential islamist movement and the largest political opposition in most Arab states. Ayman took control of the Muslim Brotherhood following the execution of Muhammad Qutb on charges of conspiracy. Over a period of time, the Muslim Brotherhood joined other political cells and formed the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.Ayman graduated from Cairo University at the top of his class and went to work as a military doctor in the Egyptian Army. ... After the merger of Egyptian Islamic Jihad and al Qaeda, al-Zawahiri decided to becom...

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They also mistakenly associate the violent acts that occurred on that day to the Islamic religion, since the terrorists claimed that they were fighting in the name of Islam. ... The Islamic faith is based on the values of peace and morality. It is against the Islamic faith to perform any acts of violence. ... However, the Taliban represents only a minute fraction of the arabic community and muslims. ... Arabs and Muslims who live in the United States came here because they admired and valued the freedom that we have. ...

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Osama bin Laden has been able to manipulate Islam to fuel his jihad. ... Scheuer (2011) also pointed out that after the death of the father, the bin Laden brothers continued to establish a distorted Islamic stronghold over Osama by setting up meetings and between the young Osama and Islamic scholars and figures (p. ... Scheuer (2011) illustrated how Islamic scholars influenced him into throughout his life: "Until well into the 1990s, a central aspect of Osama's faith was his belief that all Islamic scholars merited respect and that the best of them were the natural leaders in reforming Mu...

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Therefore, blaming the Islamic religion in this is unfounded. ... The religion of Islam is rarely mentioned as a root cause. ... Another interpretation by individuals who were anti-Muslim is that, the entire religion, together with the followers, was to blame. However, even nations in the Muslim world came out to condemn the attacks and defend the religion of Islam. The Bush Administration also came out against the demonization of Islam. ...

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In fact, since 9/11 American Muslims are less drawn to jihadism. ... These alienated individuals are more likely to listen to Muslim extremists and their propaganda that debase the true religion of Islam. In the U.S., Muslims are not as alienated, which makes them less susceptible to Muslim extremism. ... Finally, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, as well as the plight of Muslims in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, have led to anger from Muslims around the world. ... Muslim extremists justify terrorist attacks by using these statistics. ...

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The university taught Osama the wide world of Islamic policies. ... While Osama was there he established the MAK (Maktab al-Khindimat) in order to recruit Islamic soldiers for the fight in Afghanistan. ... Osama was highly insulted that the Saudi government would let non-believers into the birthplace of Islam. ... His decree that he issued charged Americans of declaring war against Muslims. ... They have been able to create alliances with other terrorist groups to create the International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders which includes the Egyptian al-Gama"at al-Islamiyya, ...

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When Al Qaeda was founded, it was dedicated to opposing non-Islamic governments (Pike). ... Al Qaeda also maintains moneymaking front organizations, solicits donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations (Jane) The threat that Al Qaeda poses on America and other countries is very significant. ... Al Qaeda and bin Laden serve as a focal point or umbrella organization for a worldwide network that includes many Sunni Islamic extremist groups such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad, some members of al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya, the ...

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The religion that I mean is Islam, which is not terrorist religion, but the terrorists make it out to be that it is. Islamic militant groups do not like the Jewish religion, since the United States has allied itself with Israel that make the U. ... That makes the Muslims and Islam mad because they hate the Jewish faith. ... Roots of rage grievances over the U.S. policy in the Middle East combined with Islamic Triumphal make a toxic mix. ...

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