A Good American Muslim Guy

Submitted by Ahmed (United States), Apr 7, 2010 at 05:20

I am an American Muslim who follows all of the rules. I was 19 when I was married to my wife, then 16, and I did not have sex with her until she was ready - and told her this from day one. I've never ever hurt her, yelled at her or upset her or abuse her in any way! I give her just as much authority as I have, 50/50. You should love your wives, and respect them, because THAT is what being a real man is about. I consider myself very successful at being a Muslim husband. DO NOT TAKE A FEW DOZEN WHACK-JOBS TO REPRESENT YOUR INTERPRETATION OF A RELIGION OF OVER 1 BILLION! I notice that many non-Muslims do that, and like to 'puff-up' as much filth as they can on Muslims primarily because they do not know about our religion and fear what they do not know about our religion. This ... is not a 'random sample,' it's focusing on the worst. But hey, let's get real: every religion isn't perfect (deeds of some priests?).

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