Why do some some muslims or middle easterners call us infadels?
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Because we don't practice Islam.
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Because the idea that they attack us from the "hatred of freedom" is silly.\n\nAt the core, the current troubles in the mid-east are an internal muslim civil war. These countries are caught between their own culture, which has a rich history, and modernizing, which comes with the risk of "westernization." (Until the seventeenth century the Islamic kingdoms were more advanced than their European counterparts.)\n\nThe attacks against the west are, in general, attacks against the source of modernization in the mid-east, and against the US in particular, the source of money for various authoritarian governments.\n\nThat does not mean we shouldn't fight terrorists and protect ourselves. Of course we should. But to understand this "war" we need to deal with the root causes - and those are all in the mid-east.\n\n("War" in quotes, because, as horrific as acts of terror have been, the current situation is nothing compared to WWI or WWII, or to the possibility of species extinction that came with the Cold War.)\n\nAdded:\nAlthough this is a minority opinion, I think the ultimate source of Arab anger against Israel is part of the internal muslim civil war. Of course the Arabs have grievances (as do the Israelis), but external Arab governments have done nothing but enflame the situation for 50 years. There are many cases of tragic explusions of peoples (Greeks from Western Turkey after WWI, the India-Pakistan split, Germans from Prussia and Poland after WWII), but in these cases other countries have attempted to settle the newcomers and establish new communities. This, tragically, has never happened for the Palestianians.\n\nIn my opinion, the Palestians have been cruely used by external Arab governments as a way to distract their own people from internal problems due to corruption and poor government.
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Not a Muslim, but I've seen the impersonation before, and it is usually so transparent.  I "called" someone on it just the other night, telling them I didn't believe they were Muslim, rather impersonating one to try and give Muslims a bad name.\n\nThanks for the tips!
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I was born in nothern Iraq and nobody at my school laughs at me or hates me, in fact i'm probably the funniest guy at my school. But yeah most people just think that if you are middle eastern then you are a terrorist. ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE!!!
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I think most of what we here is about the bad stuff, suicide bombers and the likes, I am sure that muslems are people just like you and me. There are good and bad chistians also.
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They are obsessed with Jews for the same reason why Christians were obsessed with Jews for 1800 years. Both religions are Jewish sects. They both were born out of Judaism. They yare just slight modification on the theme.\nThey want to cover up this connection. It is uncomfortable that somehow Jews got their holy book from “God” before them.\n\nAnother reason why they are obsessed is INFERIORITY COMPLEX. Jews while having 1000 times smaller population have contributed to culture and science hundreds times more than Muslims. Compared to Jews, Muslims are simply INFERIOR! It is not even a psychological “inferiority complex”, it plain and simple INFERIORITY!\n\nAnd to the Idiot who keeps calling you “racist” once again a reminder: Islam is an ideology, not a race!
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Why the Muslims think they are better than who??
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Because I'm closed minded and besides, I think middle eastern people are terrorists.
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I don't think you are a middle eastern or a muslim when I read your questions.  The first thought that came into my mind was a very heavy-handed and one-sided bias.  I am glad that you are doing the necessary research to justify and re-affirm your convictions, but I somehow get the feeling that you are specifically researching to judge and condemn.  Don't get me wrong, I get what you are trying to do, I just can't seem to shake the impression of rabid.\n\nI am anti-war too, and I grew up amongst muslims; some have been my best friends and some my worst religious and cultural enemies, but I still seek out, talk to, and most importantly, listen to both sides of the conflict.\n\nAcknowledging the bad is good, but acknowledging the good is also crucial, although the most important is learning from your mistakes and rectifying it (and trying not to crow in the process).\n\nThat was a general statement, it was not directed at you specifically, if you are so inclined to take offense.\n\nMay God and His Word dictate your actions.
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yes thats the right news.....they said that and i dunno why u always think ab other religions....here we have many moslims that dont like to wear scarf or something  like that they have to be muslim cuz of their post but many of them are agnostics and then why u talk ab religion ....thats ab people...ab iranian ...ab the people live in iran .....its like the comonist....wear same clothes...silly and i am sure they cant continue this way...people are tierd enough cuz of them...every one has to have this right to wear what he like....
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They are called EXTREMISTS or FUNDAMENTALISTS...pick whatever.....Allah HOOOOOO Akbar!
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Being Native American, I can assure you that it's not just Muslims and Aftro Americans who have been stepped on.\n\nI treat people the way they treat me. I know some Muslims and they have been great friends of mine. It really is sad that so many people remain ignorent and judge many by the actions of a few.\n\nGod bless you and your family.
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I don't think all Middle Easterners hate Americans, but I think there are some who abhor Western influence in that region of the world.  There are others who hate us due to intolerant religious dogma and there are others still who hate us for our unwavering support of Israel.  Keep in mind that some of the Islamofascists also seek a global caliphate, where Islamic law is the guiding principle for each nation...no exemption.  Add all of that together and you have a sizeable chunk of the Middle East that hates us, but I hope it isn't all Middle Easterners.
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It's been a long time.  That's a muslim custom.  Call me names if you want, I'm just reporting the facts.  Of course they're wonderful people, just like us.
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I suppose it is a question of identity. You identify Islam with the language in which the Quran is written and spoken by the holy prophet; therefore you identify yourself with beautiful names derived from the language. (Operative word there; beautiful)\n\nHaving said that, not all arabic names are necessarily Islamic and not all Islamic names are of arabic origin. Names of prophets such as Ishaq, Yaakub, Yusuf, Yunus, Ayyub, Musa, Harun, Ilyas, Ilyasa', Zakariyya, Yahya, Isa are Hebrew names. \nMuslims in China and India use their ethnic surnames together with their given names. There are equally as many Johans, Julias, Julianas and Lindas among Muslims in the Far East as there are in the West. \n\nBut as they say, these are names by which you would be called on Judgment Day. So, perhaps, one might want to identify oneself with one's lot. Or otherwise, make it beautiful.
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I have no opinions of them as a "whole group". Each person should be judged individually.  I have an Egyptian friend, he's even a Muslim, but I judge him on the person he is and nothing else.
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nope, we are arogant assholes with little care for any other culture than our own.  we mock anything that we dont understand, and will bomb you if you disagree.\n\nplus, we beat their arses in the revolution.