With so much violence and hatred you can't help but wonder if this world is really coming to an end? I remember at one point in time when people were friendly no matter where you came from and what your name was but now everybody is suspicious of everyone. Why and how did this happen? How did we become such unfriendly, and bitter people? I am worried because as a Muslim and especially from Pakistan, even though I have been a resident of U.S. for more than 20 years, has a number of strikes against me. The only thing that is in my favor is that I am a woman and women are not as strictly scutinized as men.
What I am trying to say is that just because a few demented individuals decide to blow up buildings and people in the name of religion, why do the rest of us have to suffer? If you really look around than the majority of the Muslim population is peace loving, tax paying, God fearing human beings that do not believe in violence. We even condemn the people who carry out these violent acts. I personally consider terrorists as animls who have no religion or conscience. They kill because they are brain washed by a handful of people who don't know any better. I believe that they should all be hanged because they give the rest of us a bad name.
But the public opinion in the west is not very favorable for Muslims and I blame the media for doing this. Every day they feed us with stories and violence committed by Muslims. What they fail to show is that Muslims are very progressive in the fields of Science, and technology. We play a very important role in advancing this world.
My plea is to not judge us by actions of a few but get to know us as individuals. We are your co-workers, your neighbors, your teammates. All we ask for is respect. We are on your side and do not recognize any terrorist act that jeopardizes world peace.
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