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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're fishing for information.

Usually people do that when they want to appear confident but are concerned.

Don't be. Your names will not be published. But the islamophobes organization will be, if learned.

No one studies Islam this much and posts anti Islam information almost 24/7 unless they are being paid to do so. This is DC and there are organizations that employ people to study and vilify Islam or other religious groups purely for political reasons. The organizations are covert. The last thing they want is to be exposed.

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You are so wrong.  I am assuming the other non-Muslim PPs are like me.  We have studied Islam, Arab history, lived in the Arab world and we hate to see the misunderstandings about that world, to which we have attachments, generated in our native country.  We believe that truth is a positive defense against this.

This requires looking at Islam objectively and explaining context that may work in some societies, but perhaps not in our own.  We do not believe the cause is helped by Muslims who continue to foster misunderstanding about their religion, who get caught up in in myriad details of the religion and minutiae in its teachings while missing the big picture, and who insist no one can understand Islam unless they know Arabic and that no one is capable of opining on Islam or Islamic (or pre-Islamic!) history unless they are Muslim.

I believe that both Islam and the history are worthy of rigorous investigation by any knowledgeable person of objective, scholarly bent regardless of religion.  This serves the interests of understanding Islam and the Arab and Muslim world.  The stance taken by a number of Muslim PPs on this forum leads many to think instead you have something to hide.[/quote]

If you wish to engage in the self study of Islam (because you do not trust the word of any Muslim), then begin with learning to read the Quran in the language it was revealed in and its true meaning. Also learn Islamic history.  Anybody can opine on Islam by reading the translation. Doesn't make their opinion valuable or credible. Its just their opinion. Sort of like my picking up a Bible and casting my own opinions on the scripture. I would be better off to study the language the Bible was revealed in and read original scriptures. If I can not do that, I turn next to priests or biblical scholars. I do not refuse assuming all Christians are liars. I find a priest or biblical scholar who seems trustworthy and ask him to help me understand Christianity.

You can never learn the truth about Islam if you embark on a self study but refuse to learn the language the Quran was revealed in, simply because you can't even trust a Muslim. If you seek knowledge but begin your investigation with that level of hatred and mistrust, you will end up in the same place you began, still full of hate and mistrust and never learning anything new.

You do not seem to be on a truth seeking journey. You are plagued by personal experiences, perhaps negative experiences. But the mistake you make is confusing Islam with practice. The way Islam is practiced in some countries is not real Islam. It is not the Islam Prophet Muhammad preached. The condition and treatment of women deteriorated after the Prophet died and these countries have returned back to ignorant thinking with oppressive rules, similar to pre islamic times.[/quote]

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