Why aren't Muslims speaking out? Options

[radhikaeatsraman]

I was having a discussion with my uncle and my father about the current situation with terrorism and the Middle East. During the discussion, I kept emphasizing that the majority of Muslims are good people and probably don't support terrorists and their actions. But then they said that they're all keeping quiet, and that by doing that, they're indirectly supporting it. By ignoring it, it's going to continue.

Then, they went on to say that in order for the terrorists to commit these acts, they need money for weapons and other equipment. Who provides it? Right after 9/11, millions of Muslims across the US were caught having connections to al-Qaeda, and many of them are in prison for it.

So why aren't "good Muslims" speaking out? Is it because of fear, or are they quietly supporting it?

[Comptine]

Then, they went on to say that in order for the terrorists to commit these acts, they need money for weapons and other equipment. Who provides it? Right after 9/11, millions of Muslims across the US were caught having connections to al-Qaeda, and many of them are in prison for it.

Many of the millions of muslims that were imprisoned were wrongfully so under the Patriot Act. Many of the terrorist groups get big money from oil and political ties. Also, individuals invest a great deal into their cells/groups. It's not like they have like donation tins that fellow Muslims put money in. The connections that Muslims were arrested for were rather stupid. They were suspected because one of their relatives was part of al-Qaeda or they lived in the same neighborhood or they were friends. Also, when the government arrested one person who was suspected, they would also arrest many of their immediate family members. That how the number of suspects became millions of Muslims.

It's impossible for average/normal Muslims to support the radicals. I have a friend who was harassed and tormented because people called her a terrorist.

It's hard to speak up in any group that's based on a strong idea or culture. For instance, the Japanese and Germans. The Japanese military slaughter millions of Koreans and Chinese in the most inhumane ways. That doesn't mean all Japanese supported that kinda of brutality (although many grew up not knowing about it so when Japan is accused of it, many Japanese deny it). Nazis killed millions of Jews but not all Germans supported it. And Muslims do go against it. After 9/11, many Muslims became more open about their religion and culture to teach what Islam was about.