There are nearly 2 billion Muslims in the world, and the religious group continues to grow rapidly. Yet Islam continues to be largely misunderstood by many, which has given way to Islamophobia and even violence against Muslims.
While Islamophobia existed long before 9/11, a dislike for Islam and Muslims became more deliberately weaponized in the service of war and politics in the post-9/11 world, says Dalia Mogahed, director of research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding .
"Members of all faiths have carried out violence, Chaudry said. It has more to do with the individual than it does the religion. "People who regurgitate the myth that Islam is violent haven't studied the religion," she said. 5. Muslims want to wage holy war by way of Jihad In the West, the term"jihad" is often used interchangeably with"holy war." But that's not what it means.Jihad is an Arabic term meaning"to strive" or"to struggle.
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