Thursday, September 11, 2008
muslims condemn terror... again and again
Salam/Peace:
Editor's note: this entry has two very important links, both of which list the worldwide condemnation of terror and the 9/11 attacks. For the purpose of clarity, here they are:
Muslims condemn terrorist acts:
http://www.muhajabah.com/otherscondemn.php
and
Muslim voices against terrorism and extremism:
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2/
And this is an excerpt of the article I got these from:
It's a shame that for many muslims, the anniversary of 9/11 is an occasion to retreat into a defensive posture, rather than stand proudly alongside our fellow Americans with head unbowed to the threat that faces us all. One of the reasons for this is the refrain often heard that muslims do not condemn terrorism, even though it's easily refuted and utterly wrong. I call this the "silence libel".
The evidence is clear that muslim-americans as a group are loyal, patriotic citizens who disavow extremism. Certainly there are individual exceptions, just as with any ethnic or religious subgroup in the US you will find whack-jobs and nutcases. But for the average muslim american, it's insulting to be asked whether they support terror - it's an impolite question because we deserve as much benefit of the doubt as anyone else.
Right here at Beliefnet, there's a profile of ordinary muslim Americans who eloquently condemn terrorism in their own words. There's also this exhaustive list of condemnations by individuals and muslim organizations compiled by Al-Muhajabah, one of the earliest muslim female bloggers. A similarly thorough list of condemnations has been compiled by The American Muslim magazine, as has another by Islam for Today. Numerous muslim organizations have also sprung up, including the Free Muslim Coalition and Muslims Against Terrorism.
[...]
The muslim-American community is in fact fighting extremism every day, in a far more meaningful way than any march or endless condemnations upon demand. Instead, we are being good citizens, running businesses, working in professional fields, and raising our children to be loyal and patriotic citizens of this country we all love, to which we arrived as immigrants, lured by the promise unique to America that anyone can come here and succeed. We are the American dream, and we don't need to prove it to anyone.
Read the whole entry at:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2008/09/muslims-condemn-terror-again-a.html
Editor's note: this entry has two very important links, both of which list the worldwide condemnation of terror and the 9/11 attacks. For the purpose of clarity, here they are:
Muslims condemn terrorist acts:
http://www.muhajabah.com/otherscondemn.php
and
Muslim voices against terrorism and extremism:
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/muslim_voices_against_extremism_and_terrorism_2/
And this is an excerpt of the article I got these from:
It's a shame that for many muslims, the anniversary of 9/11 is an occasion to retreat into a defensive posture, rather than stand proudly alongside our fellow Americans with head unbowed to the threat that faces us all. One of the reasons for this is the refrain often heard that muslims do not condemn terrorism, even though it's easily refuted and utterly wrong. I call this the "silence libel".
The evidence is clear that muslim-americans as a group are loyal, patriotic citizens who disavow extremism. Certainly there are individual exceptions, just as with any ethnic or religious subgroup in the US you will find whack-jobs and nutcases. But for the average muslim american, it's insulting to be asked whether they support terror - it's an impolite question because we deserve as much benefit of the doubt as anyone else.
Right here at Beliefnet, there's a profile of ordinary muslim Americans who eloquently condemn terrorism in their own words. There's also this exhaustive list of condemnations by individuals and muslim organizations compiled by Al-Muhajabah, one of the earliest muslim female bloggers. A similarly thorough list of condemnations has been compiled by The American Muslim magazine, as has another by Islam for Today. Numerous muslim organizations have also sprung up, including the Free Muslim Coalition and Muslims Against Terrorism.
[...]
The muslim-American community is in fact fighting extremism every day, in a far more meaningful way than any march or endless condemnations upon demand. Instead, we are being good citizens, running businesses, working in professional fields, and raising our children to be loyal and patriotic citizens of this country we all love, to which we arrived as immigrants, lured by the promise unique to America that anyone can come here and succeed. We are the American dream, and we don't need to prove it to anyone.
Read the whole entry at:
http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2008/09/muslims-condemn-terror-again-a.html
