Islamophobia

Dear Sir,

I have finally lost my patience with the Christians attitude towards the Muslims and vice versa. I find it unbelievable that we in today’s world cannot find the decency to accept one another’s differences and live side by side. It is atrocious to see terrorists ruining decent human-beings’ every-day-lives mainly because, as I see it, the governments and the media on the “opposing sides” have cultivated an idea, which presents us as sworn enemies.

I believe the governments and the media have made the world into a completely unstable place. 18 months ago one of your great journalists, Will Hutton, wrote an article which actually predicted the tube bombings. He claimed that Islamic religion, culture and society had been “profoundly humiliated” by the West, and this would lead to disaster. He was absolutely right, but instead of questioning why and how the Islamic lifestyle has been humiliated, he himself humiliates the religion, the culture and the society by insisting its policies are wholly mistaken. Much too often, this is the case. Instead of finding a solution to the common problems we have, both sides seem to push the responsibilities onto the others shoulders.

It would appear as though many journalists, including Will Hutton, are aggravating an already serious situation. For instance Hutton talks about the Muslim terrorists “launching a war they believe they can win”. He is of course trying to provoke a reaction from the readers, which he easily achieves. However, he also provokes Islam, as he later in the article points out the reason for the attacks, solely being the Koran. Now