People have it wrong about Islam.

Submitted by sofia (United Kingdom), Jan 15, 2007 at 11:49

how many people have actually sat down and read the Quran or even asked a muslim about Islam?, not many !. Jihad does'nt mean to declare war on non- muslims, it means to fight in the name God. This does not mean just to go to war. Jihad can mean to be at home and fight caner or even a bad cold. Jihad is a stuggle that muslims face as a test from God, and yes sometimes this means goin to war, to fight for our counrty or family.

As for terrisim, it is against the Islamic law to kill yourself, whether for your God or not. And is England and america not causing terror in Iraq and afghanistan, so are they not terrors of the muslim world. Why should an every day muslim be oppressed by the media and narrow minded people. we are not oppressed by our husbands, we are oppressed by the west. we are oppressed to wear less clothes or feel as though we're freaks. I was born and rasied in Englandd, and my parents brought me up to be chrisitan and i become muslim at my own will, {when i was 12 years old}. i now pay my right ful tax, along with my parents and i should have a right to wear what i want and not have dirty looks and verbal abuse from other britions.

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