JJ, the West still invaded our lands and messed up our lives PRIOR to 9/11. It didn't start after 9/11 as you may think.

@Pried: I think you are confusing Muslims, with Western Africans.

they were (at least some of them) Muslims to you know.

The reason that Muslim countries suck so much right now: Europeans.
The reason that Muslims are stereotyped today: Intolerance.
The reason that Muslims won't be peaceful: Self-defense.

Ok...they don't represent all Muslims. And I could say the same things. Muslims took in Europeans as Janissarys.

preid1220 wrote:they were (at least some of them) Muslims to you know.

Yeah, there were Muslims, Christians, and tribal religions..

Ahmed IV wrote:JJ, the West still invaded our lands and messed up our lives PRIOR to 9/11. It didn't start after 9/11 as you may think.

@Pried: I think you are confusing Muslims, with Western Africans.

Since when did we ever invade you? Your people tried to invade Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. And if you were talking about Jerusalem, then that was because the Christians were living there at the time and want to reclaim their land. No land is ever reserved to a country because of nationalistic beliefs at all.

You are mistaken. That was the Byzantine Empire. Then the Persians. Not the Muslims.

Europe tried or did invade in:

Crusades, Colonization

Christians and Jews were allowed to go freely to Jerusalem during the rule of the Muslims.

Ahmed IV wrote:You are mistaken. That was the Byzantine Empire. Then the Persians. Not the Muslims.

Europe tried or did invade in:

Crusades, Colonization

Christians and Jews were allowed to go freely to Jerusalem during the rule of the Muslims.

Yeah, and I'm sure that there weren't any tensions between religion at all. (That was sarcasm)

If there was, then it came from the Christians. Islam thrived in a city that had Jews in Christians originally.

also, to address the SP issue, i find it astounding that the media pinpointed some random, obscure Muslim website .. i wonder what hordes of anti Islamic websites they had to go through to find it .. obviously they are still trying to mold a false image of Islam and propagate it to the unknowing masses ...