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?

[Spirited Away]

They do speak out. MPAC, MAT, the Free Muslim Coalition and CAIR, among many other organizations have spoken out against terrorism. Obviously, the media emphasizes more on the fundamentalist aspects of Islam and terrorism, and consequently, non-Muslims understand so little about how true Muslims feel about terrorism.

It isn't easy to just "speak out". There are many, many Muslims in the US with families in countries that house terrorists. Do you recognize the possible dangers one's family is in when one speaks out? Though to my understanding, more and more Muslims are pulling together to take a stronger stance against terrorism. They are taking a lot of risks.