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Article: American Muslims must help dispel myths
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- January 27, 2007
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The nuclear bomb that exploded during a recent episode of Fox's
"24" did not raise new questions about whether Islam and Muslims
pose a threat to America. Instead, the blast just reinforced and
amplified the questions that many Americans have been asking since
Sept. 11, 2001.
Polls show that many Americans believe Islam encourages violence,
and they suspect that Islam and Muslims pose a threat to this
country. They hear al-Qaida calling on Muslims to kill Americans.
They hear about verses in the Quran relating to subjects such as
violence and loyalty, and they have real questions about whether
Muslims are commanded to be violent and about whether Muslims can be
loyal to a secular state like ...