The rioting in Baltimore made me think it was the new American Intifada. I seriously feel that level heads need to get it together, because in a world on fire there are few safe places remaining for people to lead 'normal' lives.
Because the world is currently over-populated and resources are dwindling, I feel if there is a new disruption to world order, it will cause a lot of problems for billions of people. Although Islam is currently looked down upon due to turmoil in the Middle East, at the end of the day, Islam is the only world religion that says all people were created equal.
Unfortunately it is difficult to get our story and teachings out, given the twin evils of extremists and shrill bigots, but the fact remains: Islam is the best game in town. Even though mosques in multi-cultural societies have some amount of segregation by culture and race, it is not absolute, and Muslims won't bat an eye if a person of another race comes in to pray with them.
Shoulder to shoulder we stand, with no control nor concern about whom is standing next to him or her. The metaphor is that we are all equal. At Hajj, we are all equal. Are Muslims perfect? No, far from it, but our ideology -- when properly understood as our righteous forebears understood it -- is second fiddle to no one.
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