Muslims Killing Muslims
Why does this topic bother me?
1. I’m a global citizen
2. I grew up with a country that was secular and I had a lot of close Muslim friends. I eat, partied, and hung-out with Muslims all of my life (less since my family migrated to Canada). I have been to a Mosque and celebrated many Muslim holy festivals. So I feel like a part of me has some Muslim heritage that is experiencing a lot of pain and disgust.
This pain and disgust comes from many news reports about Muslim on Muslim violence. It would seem that Muslims are hell bent on killing other Muslims? They seem to need an advisory to blame at all times. If they are not hunting down Americans to kill they turn inward and start the self-destruct process.
Why not rally around causes like:
- Women’s rights (http://www.soundvision.com/Info/socialservice/menforwomen.asp)
- Muslim global poverty
- Wealth sharing among Muslim countries
- Education
- Standard of living
- Muslim religious respect (within Muslim sects)
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Muslim on Muslim Violence: What Drives It? By Salim Mansur
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=8539
http://www.aljazeera.com/me.asp?service_ID=8674
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D4660B17-3517-41B1-8A0F-AA9676081284.htm
Thanks for the reco Foot a.k.a Renaissance Runner. I’ll be sure to check the web site out first.
Mr. Lobo
P.S. Read your Blog about the elevators – painful. I will be moving to a new condo shortly so it made for interesting reading.
I read an excellent book a few months ago called “The Trouble with Islam: A wake up call for honesty and change” by Irshad Manji. It discusses many of the issues you’re concerned about. I’d highly recommend this book. Check out the author’s website at http://www.muslim-refusenik.com/