What bothers me most...

Submitted by muslim lover (United States), Aug 6, 2007 at 22:25

What bothers me most about all of the stories I've read is that all these people are blaming their problems on the religion. I am currently dating a muslim who is helping me to learn about Islam. I have also done some research of my own and as far as I can tell the religion isn't the problem. The culture is the issue. Depending on their country of origin they follow different beliefs on how to treat women. I have found that most non muslims are not aware that the Qur'an was the first to give women freedom of choice. Choice in a husband as well as voting. Islam was also the first religion to allow a woman to obtain a divorce from an abusive husband.

Its not the religion; its the people. There are some sick and twisted christians and jews out there that treat women like trash.

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