Do we understand the Muslim world? Nope!

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On MSNBC Connected show today were guests, Dr. Azzam Tamini, and Abrahim Cooper. I thought the best part of the program and most interesting statements came from Dr. Tamini (to paraphrase him) when he said, we do not understand the Muslim world, how since 9/11 they have denounced terrorist attacks in the name of Islam and what the Qur'an states on the matter of violence. I would agree with Dr. Tamini. What is truly needed here is a world conference of Islamic leaders, scholars and clerics that would be televised in part, but accessible by transcripts, of topics of interest to non-Muslim people. There could be a Q & A session where questions were asked of panelists. It is time to take our heads out of the sand and stop pretending like we know what "they" think and stop acting like we know best for the world. Ignorance is part of the problem and education is part of the solution. It's not the only part of the solution for making a commitment to being responsible to learn something about this, is another part. I will look for transcripts on Monday and see if I can provide a more accurate accounting of the program.

I found a web site which has a lot on the topic for those who want to start. See IslamOnline.net by going to
http://www.islamonline.net/English/In_Depth/Violence/index.shtml

I found the site quite informative.