Muslims

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In this article, the writer maintains that when speaking of Muslims, what the average American Christian individual knows and understands about his Muslim neighbors can be described as relatively little in substance and much more in myth and conjecture. What the lack of knowing means to that average individual is that it induces a certain mystique as well as a fearfulness of Muslims that might not otherwise be present. The writer notes that from a Christian perspective this might not be the most effective method of developing an enlightened community that allows for the acceptance of all religions and beliefs. The writer further maintains that the knowledge needed to understand the person who practices the Islamic faith should be studied and digested in order to gain that knowledge and understanding. The writer concludes that perhaps by learning more about each other, Christians, Muslims and Jews can once again cooperate and cohabit on this earth together in a peaceable manner.

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"There is much that the writer does not know about Muslims, most specifically concerning their beliefs and especially why there seems to be so much hatred and violence being spewed forth by the so-called leaders of their faith, and whether this vitriolic language truly represents the common Islamic individual or if it represents just those who can be considered extremist in their attitudes. A question that the writer has is how to go about discerning what is truth and what is myth regarding those beliefs?
"Currently there is a vast amount of literature both on the history of Islam as well as concerning its growth and the influence that it has gained throughout the centuries. An individual could turn to a book like, Efraim Karsh's Islamic Imperialism, however, that would not necessarily be helpful. Instead it might be detrimental to efforts of understanding the Islamic religion."

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