I didn't know what a Muslim or Islam was before 9/11...............

Submitted by Timothy (United States), Apr 24, 2007 at 13:57

I keep hearing Muslims crying that Christians and Jews (and all other religions) hate Islam and want to destroy it. Once 9/11 happened I had to find out more about this religion. To my shock, people from a religion that I didn't even know existed were teaching their children that just because of the religion I was raised in I was automatically their enemy and out to get them !?!?!?!?!?! As a kid I use to love the show Star Trek, one of the first things I remember thinking about Islam was this would be a great religion for the Klingons.

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