Although religion is no longer dominates everyday life in Western society, Islam becomes the fastest-growing religion in America and in the world?
A NATION CHALLENGED: AMERICAN MUSLIMS; Islam Attracts Converts By the Thousand, Drawn Before and After Attacks
By JODI WILGOREN
Source: The New York Times: October 22, 2001, Monday
Section: National Desk
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3016/fastest.htm
"Islam is the fastest-growing religion in America, a guide and pillar of stability for many of our people..." Hillary Rodman Clinton, Los Angeles Times, May 31, 1996, p.3
Famous people are affected too:
Singer "Cat Stevens" Hear his story as told him
http://www.islamtomorrow.net/converts/yusuf_islam.htm
New Face
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jelleghys
Re:New Face
What's your point?
And what do you mean by 'affected'? Maybe I've got it all wrong (English is not my mother tongue) but it sounds very negative to me.
- Jelle
That's old news...Famous people are affected too: Cat Stevens
And what do you mean by 'affected'? Maybe I've got it all wrong (English is not my mother tongue) but it sounds very negative to me.
- Jelle
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Eero Ränik
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Well, Islam is considered to be a bad thing after 9/11 (or even earlier), though the reason is rather the religious fanaticism than Islam.
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Robin_Gravel
Re:New Face
Islam is not a bad thing after 9/11. Neither other religions.Eero R?nik wrote: Well, Islam is considered to be a bad thing after 9/11 (or even earlier), though the reason is rather the religious fanaticism than Islam.
I don't think Islam tells everybody to attack USA.
Too bad. Islam got bad reputation because Ai-Qaida terrorists (Osama Bin Landen) are Islamics and attacked USA.
Robin Gravel
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Eero Ränik
Re:New Face
That's what I said...Robin_Gravel wrote:Islam is not a bad thing after 9/11. Neither other religions.Eero R?nik wrote: Well, Islam is considered to be a bad thing after 9/11 (or even earlier), though the reason is rather the religious fanaticism than Islam.
I don't think Islam tells everybody to attack USA.
Too bad. Islam got bad reputation because Ai-Qaida terrorists (Osama Bin Landen) are Islamics and attacked USA.
Robin Gravel
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Eero Ränik
Re:New Face
Welcome back!
Oh yeah, I just realized that I've been a registered member for a year now.
Oh yeah, I just realized that I've been a registered member for a year now.