Is the world’s second largest religion one of war? With ISIS attacks all over the world from Brussels to Turkey to Egypt, it is not a surprise, that Muslims’ stances and beliefs are questioned. The issue of whether all Muslims are potential terrorists or not is controversial, as a lot of governments around the world have been discussing how to deal with ISIS, and whether they should ban Muslims from entering their countries, or not. By this point, everybody in the world has his own distinct opinion. ISIS has caused the whole world to stand in shock and awe. Some think that Islam is a peaceful religion, and that most Muslims are good people, others believe that Islam is a religion of war and that all Muslims are terrorists or believe in
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This issue also affects every single one of us in one way or another. After the Paris attacks, the 2016 presidential candidates have offered more details on foreign policy. Leading Republican candidate “Donald Trump” has offered complete shutdown of all Muslims entering the U.S., while leading Democratic candidate “ Hillary Clinton” opposes demonization of all Muslims.(NBC.com, and Slate) This shows how controversial this issue is and how it has been a major issue in the current political campaign.
On one hand, some believe that Islam itself is a religion of peace and that most Muslims are not bad people. They believe that ISIS is not Islamic. Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. There were 1.6 billion Muslims in the world as of 2010 – roughly 23% of the global population. (Pew Research Center p.1) In late 2014, the …show more content…
The whole idea and concept of ISIS is around Islam, so there must be something in this religion, Islam, that is making them do those terrible incidents. Before most terrorist attacks, terrorists shout “Alluh Akbar” which means “Allah is the greatest”, and is a commonly used expression in the Muslim communities, recited at least ten times a day during prayers.(Quora)This phrase shows how they view their God as the reason behind their crimes, which is a greater indicator that Islam is a religion of war. It wasn’t just one person, it was one religion. Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims. (Thinkprogress.org) This sentence demonstrates that the only thing, that is common among members of this group is their religion, which means that it is a religious terrorist group, making this religion one of war, and so are its followers. In addition, Islamic terrorism is not a new idea or concept, it has been around for years and thousands of people got killed as a result of it.Its (Islamic Terrorism) roots lie in an extreme and violent strain of Islam that emerged in the 18th century in opposition to what was seen by some Muslims as Ottoman decadence but has gained greater strength in the 20th. (NYTimes) is shows that this is not a new idea to this religion and has been rooted back to hundreds of years before ISIS and El Qaeda,
This issue also affects every single one of us in one way or another. After the Paris attacks, the 2016 presidential candidates have offered more details on foreign policy. Leading Republican candidate “Donald Trump” has offered complete shutdown of all Muslims entering the U.S., while leading Democratic candidate “ Hillary Clinton” opposes demonization of all Muslims.(NBC.com, and Slate) This shows how controversial this issue is and how it has been a major issue in the current political campaign.
On one hand, some believe that Islam itself is a religion of peace and that most Muslims are not bad people. They believe that ISIS is not Islamic. Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. There were 1.6 billion Muslims in the world as of 2010 – roughly 23% of the global population. (Pew Research Center p.1) In late 2014, the …show more content…
The whole idea and concept of ISIS is around Islam, so there must be something in this religion, Islam, that is making them do those terrible incidents. Before most terrorist attacks, terrorists shout “Alluh Akbar” which means “Allah is the greatest”, and is a commonly used expression in the Muslim communities, recited at least ten times a day during prayers.(Quora)This phrase shows how they view their God as the reason behind their crimes, which is a greater indicator that Islam is a religion of war. It wasn’t just one person, it was one religion. Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims. (Thinkprogress.org) This sentence demonstrates that the only thing, that is common among members of this group is their religion, which means that it is a religious terrorist group, making this religion one of war, and so are its followers. In addition, Islamic terrorism is not a new idea or concept, it has been around for years and thousands of people got killed as a result of it.Its (Islamic Terrorism) roots lie in an extreme and violent strain of Islam that emerged in the 18th century in opposition to what was seen by some Muslims as Ottoman decadence but has gained greater strength in the 20th. (NYTimes) is shows that this is not a new idea to this religion and has been rooted back to hundreds of years before ISIS and El Qaeda,