Daniel: One just cannot combine religion with democracy. Democracy and constitution are man-made. Religion is not. As such, if a person is following the Sharia rule in any western country, he is following his religion while simultaneously obeying the rules and regulations of the country. Take for example, I will never drink wine or eat pork or allow the females of my family to run around the beach in bikinis even if I am in a Western country.
But the trend now is to use religion as an effective tool to gain wide support, win elections and come into power. This was clearly evident in two countries of the world which are world's biggest democracies. If democracy is used to fuel fires of hatred among communities especially against people of one religion, then there is major flaw in the system.
The realities on the ground as I have pointed out in my article are that there are organizations in the West funded by individuals or groups which are on overdrive to hurt Muslims in every way. The media is a powerful weapon in this war. There are no explosions or bullets flying or dead bodies in this open war through the media. But it hurts, and it hurts bad.
The Western media is quick to jump and brand a shot fired by a Muslim at any non-Muslim as an act of terrorism. All that is required is for a person to be a Muslim. But when a when a Westerner shoots and kills many as what happens regularly in one Western country, he is called a "lone wolf".
The only exception I have seen so far is from a g-r-e-a-t lady---Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand.
She is the first westerner to call a spade a spade and call the shooter a terrorist.
And I respect her much for her stand and actions.
Daniel: One just cannot combine religion with democracy. Democracy and constitution are man-made. Religion is not. As such, if a person is following the Sharia rule in any western country, he is following his religion while simultaneously obeying the rules and regulations of the country. Take for example, I will never drink wine or eat pork or allow the females of my family to run around the beach in bikinis even if I am in a Western country.
But the trend now is to use religion as an effective tool to gain wide support, win elections and come into power. This was clearly evident in two countries of the world which are world's biggest democracies. If democracy is used to fuel fires of hatred among communities especially against people of one religion, then there is major flaw in the system.
The realities on the ground as I have pointed out in my article are that there are organizations in the West funded by individuals or groups which are on overdrive to hurt Muslims in every way. The media is a powerful weapon in this war. There are no explosions or bullets flying or dead bodies in this open war through the media. But it hurts, and it hurts bad.
The Western media is quick to jump and brand a shot fired by a Muslim at any non-Muslim as an act of terrorism. All that is required is for a person to be a Muslim. But when a when a Westerner shoots and kills many as what happens regularly in one Western country, he is called a "lone wolf".
The only exception I have seen so far is from a g-r-e-a-t lady---Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand.
She is the first westerner to call a spade a spade and call the shooter a terrorist.
And I respect her much for her stand and actions.