To the majority of people in the western world, Islam is seen as a 'different' religion, although some people often come into contact with Muslim men and women, they fail and in some cases don't care to, understand it. Because of this, a lot of people's perception of Islam comes from the standpoint of ignorance and they treat Muslims and Islamic issues accordingly. One of the reasons that people have an in-built prejudice to Islam …
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…viewing Islam as a threat is the recent terrorist attacks and subsequent fighting, these have made the average citizen quiet prejudice to most Muslims Bibliography  2002, Canada & the World Backgrounder, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p3  2001, Human Events, Vol. 57 Issue 39, p9  Monshipouri, M 1998, 'The west's modern encounter with Islam: From discourse to reality', Journal of Church & State, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p25  Fukuyama, F 2001, Newsweek, Vol. 138 Issue 25  Silverstein, K 2001, 'Saudis and Americans: Friends in Need', Nation, Vol. 273 Issue 18, p15