Some Muslims Wary of Terrorist Image

The threat of Islamic terrorism has for many Muslims led to the threat of being labeled a terrorist throughout the world, with Islamic communities under intense scrutiny especially after attacks like the July 7, 2005 bombings in London and the recent plot to set off bombs on planes that were planned by Muslims whom neighbors referred to as ?ordinary-seeming people?. The sad fact for Muslims is that they often do not think of themselves as the perpetrators of such crimes as suicide bombings, labeling them ?against Islam? but not taking responsibility for them.

For example, Mahmood Azhar, a spokesman for the Muslim Community of Palm Beach, Florida, told a local newspaper that President Bush`s reference to the suspected UK plotters in the foiled attacks of last week as "Islamic fascists" on Thursday did little to quell concern throughout the Islamic community that they are being unduly targeted. "There is no such thing as Islamic fascism. I don`t know where the two words come together," Azhar said in the report. "The blame is put on the religion. No one called Mussolini a Christian fascist."

Such irrational arguments on the part of Islamic communities fail to take into account that Mussolini was a fascist, who did not commit crimes against humanity by using Christianity as an excuse. Muslim terrorists look explicitly, undeniably to the Koran and Islam, declaring jihad and resorting to religious rhetoric to stir up anger against the West, the United States, or Israel in particular.

                                 

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