Mosque to be Built Near Ground Zero

But then again, those acts are mostly confined to a small area (ie, not worldwide) and are more political in nature. You might feel differently if the IRA suddenly began carrying out attacks worldwide and at the same rate of the attacks by Muslim extremists.

Your link is not proof of her statement. Do you not understand what proof is? There are all kinds of hate groups in this country. Their members I'm sure are both Christian, Jewish, Muslim, white, black, etc, etc.

Not a lick of which is proof of Foofie's comment. Unless by many Foofie meant a small minority, because then I would unhesitantly agree with Foofie. In which case Foofie needs to be more explicit in her meaning and I will retract my comment.

The point I wished to make was this. There is little to no condemnation among Muslims when their extreme brethren commit atrocities in the name of allah. Rightly or wrongly, this cannot help but lead non-Muslims to wonder why this is the case. Do they secretly applaud what their extremist brethren do? Who knows? That is the point. Who knows? But human nature being what it is, without some kind of outrage from the Muslim world about these atrocities, people are left to fill in the blanks and believe all Muslims support the atrocities.

There is little to no condemnation among Muslims when their extreme brethren commit atrocities in the name of allah.

The founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress says radicalization in the domestic Islamic community is a very real phenomenon.

The near silence from moderate Muslims speaks volumes. 'Nuff said.

Muslim Condemnations of 9/11
Muslim leaders speak out against violence and terrorism

By Huda, About.com Guide
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* september 11 2001
* jihad
* misconceptions about islam

In the aftermath of the violence and horror of 9/11, criticisms were made that Muslim leaders and organizations were not outspoken enough in denouncing acts of terrorism. Muslims are constantly perplexed by this accusation, as we heard (and continue to hear) nothing but unequivocal and unified condemnations by the leaders of our community, both in the United States and worldwide. But for some reason, people are not listening.

For the record, the inhuman attacks of September 11 were condemned in the strongest terms by virtually all Islamic leaders, organizations, and countries. Thethe Chairman of Saudi Arabia's Supreme Judicial Council summarized that, "Islam rejects such acts, since it forbids killing of civilians even during times of war, especially if they are not part of the fighting. A religion that views people of the world in such a way cannot in any sense condone such criminal acts, which require that their perpetrators and those who support them are held accountable. As a human community we have to be vigilant and careful to preempt these evils."

For more statements by Islamic leaders, see the following compilations:

* Scholars of Islam and the Tragedy of September 11th - statements compiled by over 50 professors of Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the U.S. and Canada, members of the American Academy of Religion in Atlanta, GA
* Islamic Statements Against Terrorism in the Wake of the September 11 Mass Murders - compiled by Professor Charles Kurzman, University of North Carolina
* Muslim American Groups Denounce Terrorist Attacks - from the U.S. Department of State, September 12, 2001
* Kuala Lumpur Declaration on International Terrorism - unanimously adopted at the April 2002 conference of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (held by the 56 member nations/states of the Organization of Islamic Conference)

Nearly all terrorist actions in recent history are perpetrated by Muslim extremists. The near silence from moderate Muslims speaks volumes. 'Nuff said.

If you've got a chance, try listening to live streaming CBC radio some time.

But I think little of that actually gets reported enough her in the US. Or maybe it does and many Americans just don't hear of it.

- concern about the young men (mostly men) in the community who are becoming Islamist sympathizers and suggestions about how Canada should handle it.