Why many people hate Muslims,

India
October 6, 2006 1:06pm CST
Hi friends, I had gone through mylot discussion forums and found out that many people hate muslims, I would like to know the reason why is it so.
23 responses
• Malaysia
7 Oct 06
Perhaps that hate comes from a root cause - fear. There has been a lot of that around since 9/11 and unfortunately, those terrorists are extremists. With so much bombings and killings around the world by extremists, even world leaders are sending the message that we are to be careful in our interaction with certain ethnic groups of people, that we do not unnecessarily incite their anger. Sadly, this has caused fear and then hatred to rise up from the hearts of millions around the world. I am a Christian and know of Muslim friends who are also marginalised because of this. The works of extremists can certainly create a bad ripple effect on the rest of their people. Fear is also a result of the lack of knowledge or the presence of wrong information. Do we really know who our neighbours, our Muslim friends are? Do we understand their culture, their beliefs. We may not subscribe to what they believe in but that is no reason for us to shut out all knowledge about them.
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@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
7 Oct 06
very well said.
• India
7 Oct 06
Well illyricum, I understand your point but y people hate muslims, for that very reasons that 9/11 scene was initiated by group of Bin Laden who are muslims. Ya i agree to it that people do hate muslims coz of lack of information.
@tater03 (1765)
• United States
7 Oct 06
If you ask me people that hate Muslims and ask the types of questions I have seen on here are very narrow minded when it comes to who Muslims are as people. They basically buy into the train of thought that all Muslims are terrorists which is just ridiculous.
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@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
7 Oct 06
I agree.
• India
7 Oct 06
Good said tater, I completetly agree with you, people here are seriously very narrow minded.
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
7 Oct 06
why indeed, how 'bout our muslim brothers whats thier comment about this.... greetings. : )
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
7 Oct 06
I am muslim and I made a response above.
• India
7 Oct 06
well moneyminded, i m the person who started this thread, and i m muslim and i dont even know why many people hate us like any things, wat do they think about us.
@ashraf83 (645)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 06
ohh yes, i make all comment in muslims topic too, see it yourself. no muslim will sit idle seeing their beloved religion being tarnish.
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
7 Oct 06
People hate muslims because the terrorist are claiming to be muslims when they are not, because they will all burn in hell for the sins they have committed against others and for killing themselves, Islam says that, they die in the name of god only to burn in hell for eternity and that's the part they forget to learn as muslims. So now most non- muslims believe that all muslims are terrorists. And one more thing as humans it's in our nature to believe the bad over the good, go back to Adam and Eve, it's the same thing, it's called the circle of life, the majority of humans are not very well educated, and that's where the hatred comes from, a lack of knowledge.
• United States
7 Oct 06
Well said! I agree with you. Many people do not hate Muslims, they just hate what the terrorists are doing.
@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
7 Oct 06
Thanks.
• India
7 Oct 06
Aali, Well aali i agree with u, but can i ask u one thing y all terrorists are found muslims only, are thery no other non-muslims terrrorists.
@anc350 (326)
• India
7 Oct 06
I'm indian, and a hindu. one of my best friends is a muslim. I dnt hate muslims. its a misconception that muslims are hated. there may be some people who may think that all muslims are extremists/fundamentalists but I think that is not true as you cannot generalise any religion, as there are rotten apples in every religion. A terrorist has no religion.
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
8 Oct 06
"A terrorist has no religion" well said
@mercy18 (168)
• Mauritius
7 Oct 06
People hate muslims because they are being induced everyday to do so by the mass-media which are controlled by powerful politically minded groups. These people want the laymen to see Islam as a threat. But Islam is not a threat for the laymen of course, Islam is a threat for these people who wants to control the world. Because if Islam wins, they lose. These people control the world and the overall population by corruption, commiting crimes and attrocities, cheating their own people, making big lies etc. They use all kind of immorals manners to get what they need. Islam is a real threat to them, and not to the ordinary people. Islam is a real threats for criminals and oppressors, just as it was the case for the Pharaohs of Egypt and the other oppressors of that time. They did all what was in their power to suppress the growth of Islam but they failed, no matter how they tried, they will continue failing because Islam is the religion sent by the one and only God, and it has already been destined to be victorious. The enemies of Islam are using all their arsenal against it nowadays, and the most dangerous of all, is not the Bomb, its the mass-media. We know the saying, 'give a dog a bad name'. That what they are doing, they are demonizing and distorting all the facts about islam. And leading people astray, inducing in them an unconditional and unnecessary hate. Islam is a religion of peace. Put that in your mind.
@stevej90 (134)
7 Oct 06
Because they seem so intolerant of other peoples beliefs and viewpoints. Ie... take the cartoon about Mohamed look at all the hate that created in the arab countries burning embassies invading the Un. Marches all round the world. Where as daily in Arab countries they pump out hate everyday about the west and our way of life. So I guess it's the hypocrisy. We are told that Islam is a religion of peace then we see all these things going on round the world that disprove it. Please Don't get me wrong I know Muslims are not all bad people and I don't hate them but until you reign in all these extremist nutters that chop peoples heads off go marching and burning churches cos the pope said somthing that upset you. People aren't going to believe it.These extremists don't do your faith any favours at all
• India
7 Oct 06
See, wat u told about the issue of cartoon, It was all about respect, ok. Primarily we dont have any of the pictures of Mohammed and people like them making cartoon characters is really out of control for people like us as we respect our Prophet a lot.
@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
8 Oct 06
I agree with tari. It's all about respect, the general public shouldn't look to the extermists as a representative of the faith, that would be like looking to the people that allow venomous snakes to bite them in order to prove God's love as a representative of Christians, Or saying that the Jewish are penny-pinchers, and that Catholics are child molesters. It's all about realizing that some people don't represent the whole. and we can "hate", "disrespect" or anything else simply because of this.
@whitish (1406)
• India
7 Oct 06
it is because most terrorist are muslims
• India
8 Oct 06
well whitish, I had spoken earlier also that there are not only muslim terrorists, there are also many non-muslim terrorists all over the world, but they are not been exposed.
@kcbomba (616)
• United States
7 Oct 06
maybe they should live like other humans and cohabitate
@mmatoora (128)
• Iran
8 Oct 06
how they do or live that is different or is bad ????
@jaginfo2006 (1757)
• India
8 Oct 06
people dont hate they, its just the fear that make them do that, u know about the fear i am talking about
@mmatoora (128)
• Iran
8 Oct 06
could u say why fear? thanks
@bhbirdie6 (1765)
• United States
6 Oct 06
I've found the same thing and it actually makes me very sad because I think these two religions actually have a lot in common but the theological differences are looked at over the basic moral similarities.
• India
6 Oct 06
Hi bhbirdie The two religion u mean islam and christian rite, well dats wat makes me even disappointing wat people think of muslims and christians, its toooooo disappointing.
@fizza10 (1718)
• Pakistan
7 Oct 06
1) due to the lack of knowledge or information about ISLAM, 2) due to the claim of all the terrorists that they are muslims even though we very well know that such people don't even have any religion, they strike in darkness. 3) the media has also played a very vital role in destroying Islam's image in the west very well 4) politicians have made Islam their own property and add or belittle it the way they want........ Thus the innocent public is made to see things from the eyes of such people....Many people don't even know that the U.N.O charter is actually made on the rules and regulations prescribed by Islam 1500yrs ago.......
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@rmuxagirl (7548)
• United States
7 Oct 06
I don't hate Muslims. I don't think it's right to hate anyone or anything we don't fully understand or know anything about. Just because some people are bad doesn't mean a whole race/religion/nationality are.
@ashraf83 (645)
• Malaysia
7 Oct 06
yes, i agreed too, if more people are like you rmuxagirl i think peace on earth is possible
• India
7 Oct 06
weel ashraf, good to appreciate people like u.
• India
7 Oct 06
very well said rmuxagirl, i completely agree with u, no one has a right to say anything about any caste, religion or anything u dont know about.
@usman4ud (331)
• Pakistan
7 Oct 06
Dear All No one dislike Islam & Muslim Actually some paople had spread a lot rumers and wrong Informations about Islam So Some People who read that wrong Information they dislike Islam
• India
9 Oct 06
dat is wat is the point over here, why many people do so. Why do they dislike Islam just by reading information which is wrong and does not have base
@Trishzen (281)
• United States
7 Oct 06
It's the lastest trend isn't it? It was the japanese in WWII- at least most of us have learned a lesson and the U.S. gov't isn't putting Muslim American's in detainment camps-as they did to the japanese americans at the time of WWII. I think on average Muslim's are good people, more than just good. I think they may even hold themselves to a higher moral standard than many others in a lot of ways. I respect most aspects of Islam and Muslims, however the abuse of women in most Islamic countries is horrible.
• India
8 Oct 06
I completely agree with mercy also, Trishzen, The issue u speaking of regarding the abuse of women, it has never been taught in Islam actually its the perception of the people who themselves perceive a point in a different manner and believe on it.
@mercy18 (168)
• Mauritius
7 Oct 06
Unfortunately, clear minded people like you are becoming rare these days. About the abuse of women, islam never teaches that. People are giving a false and negative image on this issue.
@psmohan (1877)
• India
8 Oct 06
As long as they are fanatics one would hate them. They should bring themselves into main stream by keeping religion allof and above all. No religion is bad.
@blazonvj (428)
• India
8 Oct 06
i dont hate muslims...i mean why should we???????? just bcos some terrorists are muslims..does not mean that we should hate that whole community??... thts the stupidest thing to do...
@Force_Fed (745)
• United States
7 Oct 06
It's peni$ envy. Don't let the media fool you. Force
• India
7 Oct 06
Well, i dint understood u and ur point, wat do u want to say over here
@Force_Fed (745)
• United States
7 Oct 06
It's pen-is envy. Don't let the media fool you. Force
• India
7 Oct 06
Well, i dint understood u and ur point, wat do u want to say over here
@innechen (1318)
• Indonesia
25 Oct 06
I agree with all of you and specially with fizza10 because lots of moslem didnt really do what their religion say.their are conceit and think their the best so they often say bad thing bout other religion. they didnt use their brain and religion path to act they only using their ego.but not all moslem like that
@xxxtreme (319)
• Philippines
25 Oct 06
i dont hate moslems