why the media in US and Europe is always attacking the Arabs and Islam without finding the truth about them?
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really simple! because the media is a tool utilized as any other tool to serve the purposes of political powers ! it has never been about the truth, he who wants the truth must seek it the hard way not be fed by propaganda machines
344645
no USA does not know the real Islam\nIslam is a peaceful religion but know one realizes it \neveryone listens to the media who tries in every way to teach people that Islam are terrorists
1077072
as a muslim , i tell u that we donot hate america but we hate the american outdoor policy, invasions, setting up wars every where , supporting israeli war machine which kills   kids and unarmed people(see what is going to happen a few days later) , plus america support and protect the non_democratic regimes in arab and muslim countries(most of them) agianst their people with arms and international cover and at last i tell u that no-one knows everything    \nso try to look to the world +ve look and they will look the same to u.............\n                                                                  your brother in islam
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Because they want us to start thinking that way and go against the Arabs, and there are some interest groups who control the media, and want to maneuver their business interests while we think of things which don't matter.
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All I can say is that the media has been very aggressive in their quest for negative images to feed to the masses and unfortunately the larger percentage of the masses believe whatever the news feeds them. Add that to the fact that so many here do not know much about islam other than what is shown, and have not taken the time to educate themselves any further than that, it is not so unheard of for them to become haters. People always dislike or fear the unknown. Ignorance is  the media's best friend.
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Hi. My name is Mohamed Yaser, and I'm a muslim. You see, your question's got lots of answers. First of all, the 9-11 terrorist acts don't have to be necessarily done by muslim extremists as you say, it could probably be someone who's trying to give the world a false idea about Islam. There were lots of such things before, and many of them were discovered later. you see, Islam is a really peaceful religion... REALLY peaceful, but your media just doesn't like it that way, so if you want to know about Islam, try looking somewhere else. You can check out this site (it's one of our biggest sites online, and you'll find a link for English): www.islamway.com.\n\nHowever, I don't deny that there ARE infact some Muslim extremists who do commit terrorism, but these guys are usually people who don't understand Islam well, so they go around blowing everything up and think that this is gonna send them right to paradise. I think people like these are present in all religions, sure there are Christian and Jewish extremists too.\n\nNow, after telling you all the other possibilities, I'll answer your original question: Why do these extremists hate the U.S.? Well, your question shows that you really don't know what's going on in the world (sorry, no offense!!). Haven't you heard of what's going on in Iraq and palestine and Afghanistan and Chechinia and and and and? America is practicing pure terrorism there, but the American media apparently doesn't show you that. America just looks for any reason to get in, and then starts destroying everything; houses, people, women, babies, everything. The pictures and videos are all over TV. You can't expect Muslims to see that and just love the USA do you!! And then there was this reprint of our quraan, and those cartoons offending our prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). All that and you're asking why Muslims are angry with America?\n\nMuslims don't hate christians or anything, they just don't like whats going on, and in our religion, to fix this, were supposed to talk, to argue peacfully, not fight. This part is what the extremists don't understand.\n\nWhew! that was long! Sorry for the boring answer, I just wanted to make everything clear. Thanks for your very polite question, many people aren't that civilized.\n\nHope my answer was what you wanted! Bye!\nMohamed Yaser
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Today, many non-Muslims regard Islam as a religion that promotes violence, terrorism and war. Unfortunately, they rely in their view of Islam on the general media, which is not always accurate in reporting the news. Many media outlets, such as TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, are influenced by their investors or owners who have certain agendas and who want to promote certain values and points of view. Other media outlets are simply after the "big story", in order to make more money and more profits. Others are simply "followers", who only gather news from other sources, re-package it and try to sell it again purely as a business. \n\nIn all these cases, the news reporting is not accurate, but is driven by ulterior motives or simply by profits. Only very few media organizations are committed to providing accurate and true information, regardless of financial gain. Therefore, people today should be very careful in what they take from the media.\n\nBefore blindly accepting what the TV, radio or newspaper is reporting, one should think critically about what is being reported. Is this being reported accurately, or is it being exaggerated or even completely fabricated? Who are these people reporting the news, and do they have vested interests to report the story in a certain way, or are they completely objective and fair? Critical thinking is very important in all aspects of life, especially when it comes to accepting the media reports about important and controversial issues. \n\nIslam is in fact a religion that promotes peace and understanding among people of all faiths, and it strongly prohibits all forms of violence and aggression against all people regardless of their faith or race.\n\nIslam clearly prohibits all kinds and forms of aggression and violence against anyone, except in self-defense. Islam is a practical religion, meant to be implemented in every aspect of our life. Therefore, it realizes the fact that a person who commits aggression and violence against others will not cease these actions unless they are deterred by similar actions taken against them.\n\nIslam also places very high importance on justice, and allows for aggressors and unjust people be punished accordingly, unless they repent before they are brought to justice. At the same time, Islam encourages people to forgive those who have wronged them whenever possible.\n\nEvidence of these ideals can be found in the Holy Qur'an, which is the word of God revealed to the messenger of God, Mohammad peace be upon him. It can also be found in the Hadeeth, the sayings of Mohammad peace be upon him, and in his teachings to Muslims. A few examples of this are shown below from the Holy Qur'an: \n\n"Fight in the cause of Allah those who fight you, and do not transgress; for Allah loveth not transgressors." (Surah 2, Verse 190).\n  \n"But if they cease (fighting you), Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Surah 2, Verse 192).\n  \n"But if the enemy incline towards peace, do thou (also) incline towards peace, and trust in Allah: for He is the One that Heareth and Knoweth (all things)." (Surah 8, Verse 61).\n  \n"The prohibited month, for the prohibited month, and so for all things prohibited, there is the law of equality. If then any one transgresses the prohibition against you, transgress ye likewise against him. But fear Allah, and know that Allah is with those who restrain themselves." (Surah 2, Verse 194).\n  \n" ... and let not the hatred of some people in (once) shutting you out of the Sacred Mosque lead you to transgression (and hostility on your part). Help ye one another in righteousness and piety, but help ye not one another in sin and rancour: fear Allah: for Allah is strict in punishment." (Surah 5, Verse 2).\n  \n"Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with what is better: then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!&q
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Because Islam does not preach the killing of infidels. You can see many ancient communities still living in Muslim societies like the Jews and Zoroastrians of Iran, the Coptics of Egypt, and the aboriginals of Malaysia.\n\nThe "sudden" hate towards US is not specifically by the Muslims, in fact Americans don't know that most of the world aren't fond of America. This is because of it's forcefulness towards other nations by implimenting forced democracy and its very bad foreign policy. It's media are also to be blamed as they say that America is the best country in the world and that made Americans think that they are the only important thing in this world.\n\nAfricans are getting thinner and dying, while Americans are getting fat and partying. Distribute and share your wealth! You're like the millionaire in a very very very poor village. Do you think the village will respect you?
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The Arabs are good and deeply loyal to their principles of fanaticism.  It is very hard to crack into the people and their belief.
435997
The media is just reporting the truth. You really wont find out who's telling the truth until George Bush and his Nazi Zionists followers are out of power. If you haven't noticed it yet, but they are all about oppression right here in America to enable their power base for centuries to come. They are also imposing these ideals on other nations for their own benefits. The Bushes don't mind bragging about it all either. They call it saving America from Liberals and socialists, and turning it over to Communists and Fascists to rule.
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because\nmost terrorists\nare arabs\n\nsimple\nits nuttin personal, but a bunch of arabs blew up buildings, trains, schools, embassies, and hospitals all over the world\n\npeace
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they dont want their own people to know the truth and then confront them.. thts why! Americans need to know the truth!
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It has a lot to do with the media. I know that here in America, the only muslims we see in the news are related to terrorism. That instills fear in people, and because we're never taught about Islam really, very few people challenge the media stereotypes. It's pretty sad. I have a muslim friend from Egypt who's studying to be a teacher, and when he went to help in a classroom all the kids were afraid of him. Even beyond the news, TV is really judeo-christian centered. Most of the sitcom families are Christian or Jewish; I don't know of a single show about a muslim family, and it all just contributes to the ignorance that propaganda manipulates.
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Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden hated Israel and its supporters because they are anti-Islam which is their religion.  Thus, America as the number one supporter of US is always a target of terrorism.
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first off, i am not american\n\nsecond off, i don't think it matters that i am not american anyways\n\nthird off, maybe it is the media giving the impressions that arabs hate americans, there is a lot of propoganda out there so americans stay pro war, and it could lead to misjudged ideas of how the arabs actually feel\n\nfourth off, if you want to change americans minds, then speak out for yourself and let people know you are not hateful of them and know that there are reasons to keep peace!!!!\n\nfifth off, not all americans may feel bad towards arabs. but there is a lot of hatred out there and it is wrong! just because of a bunch of extremists, millions of others are blamed!
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First of all - there's a difference between nationality and religion. Two diferent things. You *cant* generalise that a particular race/nationality/religion behaves a certain way just because of the actions of a particular group e.g terrorists. It's just bizarre to say that people from a geographic region (which is what the Middle East is) are untrustworthy. That's as ridiculous as saying  all Americans are racist or all Europeans are snobs. (Btw, Iranians are Persians, not Arabs - Persians have a completely different culture language history etc). \n \n9/11 is a complicated issue that makes it all the more easy for each of us to compartmentalise other people into little groups and try to give them labels. No wonder politicians use fear, creating the "us" against "them" mentality, when in reality there isn't such a thing. The reason the so-called war on terror is such a dismal failure is because the US is trying to fight an invisible enemy -upon realising that was impossible, they decide to attack Iraq, a solid target that actually had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks.  \n\nThe best people can do is to educate themselves - read more, surf foreign news sites to get different perspectives (e.g BBC, Le Monde, The Independant etc.), make the effort to mix with people who are different from yourselvf, ask questions and learn more. Then you'll come to the conclusion that there are good people in this world and bad people - and neither is determind by what country you come from or what faith you practise.
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Some people in the US and Europe are influenced by these people. This shouldn't happen. Islam is not always good. The people who believe in it try to exaggerate over some issues. I think they need to know that sometimes what they do and say make no sense at all.