Muslims - "Labelled As Terrorists"

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Title-(FrontPage)

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"Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that The State has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied. "

-- Arthur Miller

"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. "

-- George Orwell

author of 1984

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Contents

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Introduction

Literature Review

Methods

Questionnaire and Analysis of Results

Evaluation

Conclusion

Bibliography

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INTRODUCTION (FrontPage)

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"We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it."

-- Ariel Sharon

Israeli Prime Minister, Zionazi

Knesset, Tel Aviv, October 3, 2001

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Introduction

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Ten years ago, I did not know the meaning of a terrorist.

A decade ago, I couldn't have imagined how life would change in the years to come, not just for me, but for my family and my 1.2 billion brothers and sisters around the world.

I come from a middle class family who believe and practice the fundamentals of Islam. We are taught the behaviour of the Prophet Mohammad. In our lives we were not told to believe in anything if we didn't think it was true, we were taught the basic and fundamentals of Islam and the life of the prophets. Once we learnt that, we already knew what it meant to be a Muslim. This doesn't make us a perfect Muslim; as we have to learn and practise the ways of Islam ourselves, while our parents and others give us advice and guidance.

My belief didn't...