counter_violent
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I thought exactly the same as you until really quite recently when I started to look into the issue - albeit fairly superficially. What I discovered is that this view is based largely on the assumption that many Muslims are Muslim in name only (like I'm a CoE Christian in name only) and have little or no truck with the more extreme aspects of the ideology (i.e. elements of Sharia Law) and, furthermore, that the few who do are in a tiny minority and for all intents and purposes can be ignored. Sadly, this is a completely false assumption: nothing could be further from the truth. Evidence to support this is commonplace and that's what I'm basing my comments on: not my personal views or Islamophobia. If you're unimpressed by the anecdotes of Lord Pearson, then I suggest you immerse yourself in the findings of Pew Research Centre that I linked to earlier in the thread. Once you've done that, then come back and tell me to get a grip and I'll tell you to stop burying your head in the sand.
Tim.
Islamophobia.
Implies an irrational fear.
Try telling that to the victims, their relatives, the silent majority and survivors of terrorism.
Islamophobia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
London Bridge: Attacker had been convicted of terror offence
Usman Khan, 28, was out on licence from jail when he killed two people and injured three others.
www.bbc.co.uk