... terrorism in the minds of a huge percentage of people around the world. This attachment of Islam and terrorism has created a fear of Islam, called "Islamophobia". Islamophobia is defined in Oxford Dictionary by "Dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force". Jack Diliberto, a Middle East expert, defines Islamophobia by saying "people will know largely nothing about Islam, ... all. Islam does not promote violence either. Many counterexamples can justify this answer. Thinking of the terrorist actions in the 19th century, you will hardly find a Muslim t...

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... the way the religions view suffering and evil sets them apart from each other [ CITATION Got15 l 3081 ]. The definition of evil in the dictionary is 'profoundly immoral and wicked', while the definition of suffering is 'the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.' Both definitions ... upon by Christians. Christians have defined another type of evil; physical evil. Illness, pain, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters are examples of physical evils and it is thought that God may use physical evil to chastise nations or individuals and lead them to repent (Isai...

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... the world for approximately the amount of time. In the eighth century, the Arab/Islamic Empire spread and entered into Europe through Spain. With this entrance, the Islamic Ottoman and Saffavid Empires controlled the entire Near East, northern Africa, Spain and parts of central Asia. Only in ... violent connotation of religion. The most recent example of this phenomenon is Islam and terrorism in the Near East, while one of the earlier examples is Christianity and the Crusades. However, the three major [Abrahamic] faiths of the world (Abrahimic faith refers to those which claim to have ......

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