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Anti-Islam MovementKatelyn PatbergJanet Wall-MyersKatherine RichrdLeon LoveProud FamilyIslamaphobiaPrejudice against, or hatred or fear of Islam or MuslimDates back to the 1980s, but came into common use after September 11, 2001The week after the attack on the Twin Tower, 645 crimes were reported against Arabs or anyone who looked ArabianIn the month after the attack, 99 hate crimes took place against Muslim people

The Dream of Anti-Islam ForcesAt the beginning of the movement, the idea was to completely wipe Islam from the earthThe forces knew that this would be impossibleIslam is a widely spread religionAttacking Islam believers will result in strong retaliationInstead of a direct wipe out, they decided to modify Islam into a mold of ChristianityTo become a religion with few private ritualsThree Branches of Forces Against IslamSecular FundamentalistsZionists and Hindu FundamentalistsChristian FundamentalistsSecular FundamentalistsLargest of the three groups, most powerfulIncludes politicians, teachers, professorsSee religion as irrelevant to peoples livesTolerate religions if the people have private beliefs in some kind of God or godsSome have a loose belief in some kind of god or gods, but it is not viewed as relevant to their livesParticularly against Islam because they believe it competes with Secular idealsZionists and Hindu FundamentalistsBelieve that expansion of Islam would destroy their ideologies and their political domainsOften label Muslim believers as TerroristsDemonize Muslim believers as they believe that it will make themselves look betterOne way of promoting their own religion/beliefsSpread rumors about Islam that discourages their political participation, saying that is would be dangerous for societyChristian FundamentalistsSee Islam as a competitor in winning the hearts and minds of the people around the worldCreate lies about Islam to promote their own religionMisrepresent Islam to their listeners and readersPamphlets, books, TV, Christian radio

7 Dreams of Anti-Islam Forces1. Removal of Jihad from Islamic teachingsThe West is willing to support any Islam that does not have Jihad in its teaching2. Removal of politics as a part of Islam1. Separation of politics and religion2. Discouraging Muslims form political participation in the West, to keep them from gaining power3. Change the status quo of the political participation

3. Removal of Islamic Economicsa. Separate the economics of the country from Islamic teachingsb. Believe that it will be the end of the capitalist economy because it supports the exploitation of the weak and ignorant4. Modify the Muslim Social Lifea. Drop the Hijab and the objections to the free mixing of gendersb. Supporters say that the Hijab should not be worn by educated women 5. Opposition to Outreach to non-MuslimsMuslim believers should not promote Islamic teachings to non-Muslims6. Stop Forbidding Evila. Want people to stay away from evil deedsb. Secular viewpoint evil is defined by law, and not everything that is defined as evil by religions is not necessarily evilc. Examples gambling and drinking7. Stop Studying and Living by the Quran and Sunnah

Treatment of Muslims since 9/11In one survey of Muslims: 86% reported hearing anti-Muslim comments60% reported experiencing discriminatory acts 55% indicated experiencing verbal harassment38% indicated receiving hate messages32% reported having their mosque damaged.Vandalism

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Anti-Islam in the MediaMisconceptions of IslamMany anti-Islam feelings are a result of ignorance, prejudice and mediaStereotypes and misconceptions have led to the majority of anti-Islam feelings

Islam is also widely considered in the West as extremist, terrorist, or as a fundamental religion

Stereotypes of Islam date back over 1400 years, including the CrusadesThis caused not only battles but also a war of words to discourage sympathizers

Due to the past stereotypes and ignorance of the West, many of the media groups of common interest have not changed their original words that were used to describe Islamic people and their values

The media today still presents primeval thoughts about Muslims and Islam that are not based in truth

Though some of the actions described in the media may be found on some truth, the reality is that extremists of the religion do not represent the religion as a whole

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8407755 The Burn a Koran SongYet some evil doers who put heads on skewersSaid were a religion of peaceWhen really in truth and a livin is proofThey want all those Christians deceased

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