Before I came to the Middle East I knew nothing about Islam. Now, most of my friends here are muslim and in order to understand them better I have read four books on Islam so I now have a pretty good basic knowledge.

However, the best example of Islam to me has been in the people I am honored to have met and I know that the truth is as you have written it above.

Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary. Mahatma Gandhi