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Questionable Teachings of Islam:

One Billion People Deceived

Spreading Roots of Terror

Immediately after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks upon America, Muslim public-
relations groups were quick to come to the defense of Islam as a religion of "peace" and
not a religion of terror. The groups stated that such actions were not representative of
true Islam but were the deplorable actions of fanatical Islamic groups who misinterpret
the teachings of the Qur'an. One comment by an Islamic representative
reportedly suggested on network news that Americans should just put the 9/11 incidents
behind them, forget about it and move forward.

Suddenly, Islam came under scrutiny as Muslim groups scrambled to initiate public-
relations campaigns that would bring forth all the good and noble teachings that could be
quoted from the Qur'an.

Meanwhile, throughout America, various public school systems issued statements to
soften the view toward Islam by stating that no religion should be blamed for the attacks
of 9/11.

During the summer of 2002, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) initiated
a college entrance requirement whereby incoming freshmen were to read and report on a
certain publication regarding the "early revelations" of the Qur'an. The publication
contained select verses that apparently did not include any of the Qur'anic writings that
are related to anti-Semitic and anti-Christian sentiment. (Administrators at UNC obviously
failed to realize that Muslims must accept the Qur'an and teachings of Muhammad in their
entirety otherwise they are not really "Muslims.") In response, many non-Muslim students
objected to the reading assignment. When challenged in the courts, the University did not
make the reading assignment mandatory and promptly issued a statement that would
allow students to submit a "…one page response" on why they chose not to read the
assigned book.

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