September 11 Causing the Spread of Religion through Media
September 11 Causing the Spread of Religion through Media
Ever since the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, the Western Religions have been the target of criticism. The Taliban has created a bad name for the Muslims that live in Afghanistan, because of the terrorist attacks they have committed. In the United States we view all Muslims as terrorists when we shouldn’t. Actually, it is against their religion to commit suicide. Some articles that are in the nation’s newspapers the nation show how peaceful Muslims are, and how they do not want to cause any problems with other countries or religious groups.
An article in “USA Today” informs us that, not only is the United States portraying the Muslims as terrorists, but also other countries. Many in the Arab world feel that the West is prejudiced against Arabs and Islam and that their religion has been associated with terrorism. Statements like that by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who asserted that Western civilization was superior to Islam, have infuriated Muslims (USA Today).
Many organizations are getting together to try and correct the discriminatory remarks that may make problems worse around the globe. Ministers from European Islamic countries began arriving in Istanbul on February 11, for a conference to bridge what many fear is a widening gap between the Muslim world and the West (USA Today). “The campaign against terrorism should not be spread to countries that have nothing to do with terrorism,” said Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail. “If you do so, you will push them toward terrorism” (USA Today).
“The gathering will bring to the whole world the message of peace, cooperation and harmony. This is a very important message,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Cem, who proposed the meeting in the wake of the September 11 attacks on New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon (USA Today). The organizations that the USA Today talks about informs us about how sympathetic they feel for the Muslims, and that something must be done to correct this problem before it grows into larger one.
An article that the The Irish Times published shows how peaceful Muslims are and how dedicated they are to their religion. Millions of Muslims gathered in the Saudi City of Mecca to perform their initial rites of the annual haj, or holy pilgrimage. As a result...