Every day I encounter men and women who are afraid of Islam, and I will do my best to allay the fears, rather their phobias. I will make a few attempts, if they are determined not to see another point of view, I pray for them and leave the door open to be loving persons again, whenever it hits upon them, it is good to be a good being.
My conversation with a Joe on face book resulted in posting the following.
York?
Based on statistics below, would you say – don’t go to New York, they are
murderers. In 2010 they murdered 866 people, and sure don;’t go there, they are
rapists, they raped 2, 771 women.
New York (2010) – 2,771 Rapes – 866
Murders – 64,973 bugalries
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm
City, I will say baloney. I have been living here for over 30 years, Rape and
Murder is a shameful fact of life, but thousands that I know for a long time,
go to work and come back home. (Although
one of my friends was shot two nights ago when he was on his way to the bank)
http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Dallas-Texas.html
3 Million (9/10th of 1%) Americans are incarcerated, is it fair for
the Russians to say, don’t go to America, they are criminals. Are all Americans
Criminals, or the less than a percent of individuals? Same laws apply to the violators as well as law
abiding citizens, yet some violated and you and I have not. 1% does not abide,
while the 99% does abide – does it make sense to declare that our laws are
flawed?
hands of good engineers, the same nuclear power can kill millions – who do you
blame, Nuclear power or the (ab)user?
same percent is good for all groups, be it religious, racial or ethnic… is it the
religion or the individuals?
Its 0.001%
any one. Finding the truth is your own responsibility, and when you do find the
truth, your anxiety, apprehension and fear recedes and you will have a
different language.
I am a Muslim and I have contributed at least my personal share of work in
making America a better place for every one of us – in building a cohesive
America, where no American has to live in apprehension or fear of the other.
I urge you to re-evaluate, if you are serious about understanding, I will be
happy to address your concerns about Islam and Muslims