kristen999

Very cool. Thanks for taking the time to post this. I sometimes wonder if the consumer-nature of our media isn't to blame (at least in part) for so many of the misconceptions about Muslims and Islam. The news reports on stories that sell and garner public attention, and when it comes to Islam, those are too often stories about Muslim extremists. Somewhere in all of that, we (generally speaking) lose sight of the word "extremist" and focus only on "Muslim." Muslim extremists are so named because they hold extreme views, practices, and beliefs within Islam and a Muslim framework. Understanding what the vast majority of Muslims believe would go a long way in dispelling so many fears of the unknown and of those who are different. I think many moderate Muslim do speak out against this and do try to educate others about what they believe, but those actions and stories are not necessarily ones that make our headline news, unfortunately.