Another article promoting the religion of peace? I do not have an 'irrational fear' of Islam, so i guess I am not an Islamophobe. But I do wonder about our future and our culture in Aus.

ShelO,
It would help the image we have of Islam a great deal if some of them would just stop killing people, in the name of allah.

What are the 'cultural myths' we have of Islam?

Could it be that there have been 17228 terrorist attacks since 9/11 or that last week alone there were 39 attacks, which killed 213 people and injureda a further 471.

Maybe the 60 pack rapes reported to police in 2000 are also a myth.

Hasbeen,
My son was bashed by a gang in Brisbane and the 3 that were convicted were all from different cultural backgrounds. Are you saying I should hate all people from those cultures because of what was done to my son?
And not all Lebanese are Muslims, in fact a lot of them are Christians.

I don't condone violence and I don't condone racism. Nor do I condone the use of forums such as these to be blatantly racist. Some of you come close to vilifying Muslims in your comments. As for the person who said stopping short of calling for actual violence is OK, NO IT IS NOT!

I am a mother and grandmother and I want the world that my grandchildren grow up in to be one in which people are people first and foremost and everyone is respected for their humanity. Call me an idealist all you like. It won't take away from my sense of self or sway me to your way of thinking.
ShelO

'slamophobia feeds on this reaction, as the persistent denial does not question the foundational premise of the argument: the Islamophobe’s logic. By and large, Muslims fail to tear asunder Islamophobia’s logic, which assumes a particular narrative of history, fixes the Muslim in pejorative terms, and imposes a parochial reading of terrorism.'

Finally an article on this site that says something. I hate it how Osama became the Western boogie man over the last decade. I never accepted the idea that there are people out there who just 'hate' us because we are not Muslim or hate our freedom. What a load of bull.

And the denial there is no irrational hate of Muslims. One just has to read the responses here. None of them which deal with the topic.

Hasbeen. You are an idiot. I hate sharing a nationality with morons like you. What makes your son so special? Crime takes place in this country. Unless you suggesting there are Muslim gangs running around trying to cleanse Ausies then you are a racist moron.

There are today approximately one billion Muslims scattered around the world. To hate one billion people who have done nothing wrong to you, and who accept your religion be it Judaism or Christianity and feel proud of it demonstrates a narrow mind and a bitter character.

To hate anything or anyone for no reason other than the manner in which they dress and their culture is harming you far more than it is harming Islam. Hate eats inside of you and destroys the core of your being. To insult God (Allah) which is the very same God that you believe in is spitting in the wind. Islam recognizes all three monotheist religions and Abraham, and Jesus is revered as great prophets sent by God just as Islam has the prophet Mohammed.

Islam recognized women's right to hold land in their own name and to own their own money. Woman is permitted to inherit from her father and husband on their death. These rights are forbidden in Christianity and Judaism.

The Arab Spring was born because the Arab world has been subjected to colonialism then when the countries attained their independence they were subjected to vile dictators and Kings. They were permitted no freedom of speech or thought, no democracy and intelligence agencies arrested them without charge or representation many were killed for their demand of freedom.

Muslim citizens are being tortured and killed from every corner of the world. The USA, NATO, Islamist, even their leaders. The citizens despise these savages as much as the West. Consider hundreds of thousands of Arabs have been murdered in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan do you believe that this is something they support?

Freedom is precious but comes with responsibility and to spread hate is not what freedom was designed to achieve. Spreading harmony, peace, unity and the love of people is the desired result. But as you say you have your freedom to say what you will and I would be the last person to question that right.

Zack,
You said "I never accepted the idea that there are people out there who just 'hate' us because we are not Muslim or hate our freedom. What a load of bull".

You need to remove your blinkers and rose coloured glasses so you can see reality. Did you not see the hatred in the eyes of those rioting about those cartoons, where over 100 people died. Do you think the suicide bombers do it for fun and not hate. What about the killing of apostates. How could anyone saw a persons head off without hate. The doctrine tells muslims to kill Jews and infidels that wont convert.Have you not seen the videos of the placard carrying demos in London, calling for death to those who say Islam is violent.

The threads subject is islamophobia which posters have addressed by giving their reasons to dislike Islam.

Islamophobia is simply a made up word to attack anyone who critises Islam or is critical of the behaviour of some muslims. The dislike for Islam is not irrational, but has an entirely rational base.

Notice that you,and ShelO, both use the word 'racist' which is simply another word to put critics on the defensive. Could you explain how any critisism of a religion, which has followers of many races, can be deemed racist.