Women are now frequently seen in the United States wearing a hijab, the traditional Islamic head wrap for women, that marks them as Muslim. ... "There are an estimated 1.6 billion Muslims around the world, making Islam the world's second-largest religious tradition after Christianity. ... The teachings of the Qur'an (the Muslim holy book) teach peace and tolerance of those that do not share the Islamic faith. ... Muslims, and other nations from around the world, are battling these extremists, primarily in Islamic nations (Hughbank). ... Islam does not promote violence, but peace...

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"Islamism is the term given to the extreme form of politicized Islam that has become dominant in much of the Muslim world and is the ideological source of global Islamic terrorism.... Muslims are now put into a sub-category that negatively reflects their portrayal of self-human rights thanks to people like Osama Bin Laden and Abu Qatada, who preach their own teachings of the religion of Islam, focusing on "Jihad" rather than the fundamental teaching brought to Muslims (Phillips, 16). ... The Muslim faith consists of five pillars: Shahadah (Islamic Creed), Salat (Daily Prayers)...

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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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Jihad is an Islamic term referring to a religious duty of Muslims. ... Understanding the various ways that Jihad has been interpreted throughout Muslim history will help one distinguish between extremist organizations and the majority of Muslims. ... Richard Bonney depicts that the jihad has two concepts which coexist: one is the Muslim's struggle against his or her own lower nature, the struggle within the self and the other is a more political concept, the Muslim view of 'just war'.1 This reference gave rise to the distinguishing of two forms of jihad: "greater" and "lesser"....

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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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I think Krauthammer is not being fair when he criticizes Obama for obsessively adopting "language that extirpates any possible connection between Islam and terrorism.... I think that a lot of American's automatically assumed that the Muslims were responsible when white Americans carried some of the deadliest attacks like the Oklahoma City Bombings out. I believe that Obama is trying to avoid blaming the entire Islamic race. When he avoids putting the word Islam and terrorism in the same sentence he is protecting many innocent Americans who happen to be Muslim. ... Coming out and ca...

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I think Krauthammer is not being fair when he criticizes Obama for obsessively adopting "language that extirpates any possible connection between Islam and terrorism.... I think that a lot of American's automatically assumed that the Muslims were responsible when white Americans carried some of the deadliest attacks like the Oklahoma City Bombings out. I believe that Obama is trying to avoid blaming the entire Islamic race. When he avoids putting the word Islam and terrorism in the same sentence he is protecting many innocent Americans who happen to be Muslim. ... Coming out and ca...

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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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