Dr. J.A. Morrow’s article has accurately captured the reality of Muslims in the West (CI, April 2018). We have little power or influence; we are hated because of massive propaganda and hate speech against Muslims.
Our surroundings influence our thinking and shape our conduct. That is why it is said, one is known by the company he keeps.
One result of events since September 2001 has been some realization of the true nature of the West even among stubbornly pro-Western Muslims. Although Muslims around the world had long been aware of the malign nature of Western power, some had been dazzled by the glamour of the West’s culture and lifestyle...
The West’s enmity to Islam was brought home to Muslims in Britain earlier this month, when the British government published its list of proscribed “terrorist” organizations, most Islamic or Muslim.