ISLAMOPHOBIA;AN UNNECESSARY EVIL

"Islamophobia is the prejudice,hatred or bigotry directed towards Islam or Muslims".There is usually an air of caution when non Muslims are with Muslims,there is usually a sense of fear that Muslims are naturally violent and that they display inhumane acts that are very vile and disgusting.I will like to opine that i have met Muslims who are devoid of the humanistic ideologies and moralty.I have also met Muslims who can anger you by the very quotations of the Koran.
"slay the unbelievers wherever you found them" Koran 2:191
"the Jews and the Christians are pervert,fight them"Koran 9:30
  To quotes from few in some passages in the Koran.Although some Muslims claim that "it is a misinterinpretation" when such words are written as plain as a day.
The above quotes can be said to be inhuman and devoid of tolerance.
  But this is not totally so,the Koran also said nice things about  the human society so it's depends on the kind of worshipper; people who allows for  empathy at the expense of superstition and dogmatism follow Islam without  a violent mind.Although most Muslims are intellectually dishonest whenever they claim that Islamic terrorists are not Muslims,because I don't know who exactly you are to declare someone who claims to be a Muslim by evidence that he is not a Muslim.Although some objective Muslims have agreed with me that they are Muslims but the ones who use religious doctrines to defend their bad act.
  Apart from the terrorism,other form of violence are perpetrated by Islamic followers in the Northern Nigeria and this makes many southerners believe that every part of the North is violent and this violence is as a result of religious believe.Islamophobia borders on ethnicism in Nigeria.
   A message became rampant sometimes ago that PMB aim is to islamize Nigeria and therefore "Christians should start praying and fasting" to crush this imaginary policy. I dont know how they think that is plausible in a country like Nigeria where 58%  of  an over 180 million population are Christians.what is most astonishing was that many Christians who are undergraduates even believed this story.This is the extent of this evil in our society.Some non Muslims do not want to have anything to do with Muslims;whether it is  marraige,friendship or as employees.
  My friends who are Muslims have never displayed any form of violence more than I can..we argue together without calling for each other's head,we have drinks and eat together peacefully,and most of all we live in peace together.
  Religious tolerance is therefore very important in our society and this is mainly because of  diversity,but the moment anybody tries to display violence whether religious or not,it's better to move away from that person.That violence may not be caused by religion but by bitterness and anger.
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   TAIWO IBRAHIM ADEYINKA
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