In the editorial Fair to Muslims on the New York Times website, it is said that the author of the editorial is Muslim and it described his views of touring different mosques around America. He goes on to say that Muslims are treated unfairly due to the lack of knowledge Americans have about the Islam faith. I strongly agree with this editorial because I think every deserves to be treated fairly with respect, and frankly, we could all use a lesson in a faith different from our own. In my world history class last year we learned about many different religions, including Islam. It opened our minds to the similarities of the religion to many others. It helped us realize that every group has extremists and to not judge an entire religion on the extremists when most Muslims do not agree with what they are doing. In the editorial the author discusses different interviews they took while traveling. Many interviewees thought America was the best thing in their lives and they love living here. They also praised Thomas Jefferson for being a protector of religious freedom. While many Muslims think very highly of America, they have also been prosecuted for their religion. Women and children have being attacked verbally and physically because of their traditional attire or just because of their faith. The interviewees even commented on government officials or other agents came into their mosques to try to find terrorists. The agents snuck into the mosques and tried to trick it out of the members, the members felt insulted that they were not open enough to just ask the questions up front. I believe, as does the author, if everyone understood the religion more fully that we could more peacefully coexist with each other.
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