Muslims and the West seem to be on collision course. I read every day
in Urdu papers about the conspiracies the West hatches to attack and
destroy Islam. Western countries do something or the other which
offends Muslims and results in protests, street demonstrations and at
times results even in violence.
Huntington's book, 'Clash of Civilizations', Rushdi's novel 'The
Satanic Verse's' controversy, Taslima Nasreen's warm reception by
European countries, Pope Benedict's statement about Islam, the Danish
cartoons and now a member of the Netherlands's parliament making a
film Fitna have all struck headlines. This new controversy has seized
the Muslim world.
Some Muslims argue that West is enemy of Islam and keeps on attacking
Islam and Muslims to serve its own agenda. Some even argue there is
limit after all and how long Muslims can tolerate these attacks. They
must act to stop this war against Islam. Many burn the flag of the
country concerned or trample it underfoot, some give call for boycott
of goods manufactured in that country and some even threaten to
indulge in violence.
The ways our newspapers re****t, give an impression as if all in the
West are hostile to Islam, and all Muslims are bent upon violent
protests. But this is far from true. The Muslims should understand
that all Westerners are not sup****ters of whatever some Westerners do,
and Westerners should understand that all Muslims do not appreciate
violent protests. It is also not true that Western governments
patronize anti-Islam cartoons, films or novels. Nor governments of
Muslim countries can be held responsible for violent demonstrations.
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