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?

[d00kie]

My bad Salam means peace, which is part of the religion . Muhammed was not a caravan raider, he was married to a rich traider named katijah who owned a caravan. He lead his followers away when the Arabs attacked and had no choice but to fight. Also what religion has not faught a battle? By the way religious battles are in almost every religion. Muslims promote non violence. Hazrat Ali met the man that was going to kill him and Muhammed told him this. Ali said that if that is what GOD wants than he shall kill me. He did not once think of killing the man to save his life. The man later murdered Hazrat Ali by stabbing him in the heart. Muhammed believed in peace and did nothing to force others to convert. Many people did acts of violence against him but he never took revenge on those. The muslims take their religion seriously and if anyone abuses it they follow up by non violent demonstrations rather than outraged fights.

[*kryogenix*]

My bad Salam means peace, which is part of the religion . Muhammed was not a caravan raider, he was married to a rich traider named katijah who owned a caravan.

See the wikipedia article.

Muhammad turned to raiding caravans bound for Mecca. Caravan raiding (al-ghazw) was an old Arabian tradition; Muslims justified the raids by Meccan's confiscation of all their property left at Mecca and the state of war deemed to exist between the Meccans and the Muslims. Secular scholars add this was also a matter of survival for the Muslims. They owned no land in Medina and if they did not raid, they would have to live on charity and whatever wage labor they could find, both of which were in short supply in the small oasis.

In March of 624, Muhammad led some 300 warriors in a raid on a Meccan merchant caravan. The Meccans successfully defended the caravan and then decided to teach the Medinans a lesson. They sent a small army against Medina. On March 15, 624 near a place called Badr, the Meccans and the Muslims clashed. Though outnumbered more than 3 times (1000 to 300) in the battle, the Muslims met with success, killing at least forty-five Meccans and taking seventy prisoners for ransom; only fourteen Muslims died. This marked the real beginning of Muslim military achievement.

He lead his followers away when the Arabs attacked and had no choice but to fight. Also what religion has not faught a battle? By the way religious battles are in almost every religion. Muslims promote non violence. Hazrat Ali met the man that was going to kill him and Muhammed told him this. Ali said that if that is what GOD wants than he shall kill me. He did not once think of killing the man to save his life. The man later murdered Hazrat Ali by stabbing him in the heart. Muhammed believed in peace and did nothing to force others to convert. Many people did acts of violence against him but he never took revenge on those. The muslims take their religion seriously and if anyone abuses it they follow up by non violent demonstrations rather than outraged fights.

It's not just the matter of the Muslims acting violent, it's the fact that Muslim leaders aren't getting enough publicity in condemning these attacks. Either they're not making strong condemnations, or the media isn't covering them as much.

But if the media isn't covering them, why aren't they complaining?