December 12, 2015

San Bernardino Shooting Prompts Soul Searching Among US Muslims

Mr. Obama "has laid out the need to enlist Muslim-American communities in the past", CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate said. Nearly seven in 10 Muslims identify as political moderates or liberals, according to a 2009 survey by Gallup. "All I want people to do is not to listen to the lies they hear on the news".

That's likely a reflection of their success in America.

Hayee said the Islamic State is not just an enemy of America or of Christianity, but an enemy of humanity as a whole.

Trump doesn't necessarily represent a majority of Americans. They report owning a business or being self-employed at a higher rate than the general population.

Because our president doesn't believe in us.

Muslims are an unpopular group these days.

There are countless examples of members of the religions involving faith as they perpetrate violence, such as Buddhist nationalist movement in SRI-INKA and Myanmar instigating violent campaigns against Muslims, for instance most people are able to critically analyze these movements and not lay the blame on a billion Muslims including myself, makes it clear that violence committed by Muslims is not because of faith. But it does mean that we can't turn a blind eye to the radicalized elements of their religion, which are not limited to al-Qaida or the Islamic State.

Ultimately, jihadism is a Muslim problem requiring a Muslim solution, both on the part of Muslim communities in the West and the Muslim countries surrounding the terrorist epicentre. Among the most concerned countries include Lebanon and Nigeria. Over those 14 years, these incidents, heinous as they were, resulted in 64 deaths. Just like ISIS, Russian President Putin can sense when an opportunity to exploit weakness is available - and that is just what he has done at the expense of the prestige and worldwide standing of the United States.

Terrorism is also the issue Americans consider critical - far more than illegal immigration and slightly more than mass shootings. (Courtesy of Tri-County Sun Times)

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