Thanks for adding this, Irishgit. I'm afraid in the course of my tenure here on RIA I've turned this into my own personal cow issue. Meaning I usually have a cow if someone says something negative. I'm not sure how I feel about this as I have been thrust into a role I've never taken on before. My whole life I have been in the majority- white, middle-class blonde haired girl from the Midwest. I always felt bad about discrimination but it never affected me directly until I married my muslim husband and 9-11 happened. Discrimination is a whole different ballgame when you become the target. It hurts. The problem with policing this site on the issue is that it is an emotionally charged one and has left me feeling like a tolerance-bully. One well-known rater on RIA who left a very negative comment about Islam explained to me that he was present in Beruit when the Marines barracks were attacked by Islamic fundamentalists and had to help haul out dead bodies. How could I blame him for having a negative opinion after going through an experience like that? What I'm getting at is that it is natural for Westerners to feel ambivilance towards Islam. Given recents events it is to be expected. But like most religions, cultures, or ethnic groups, there are good apples and bad apples. Islam just needs to do a better job tossing out the bad. And for anyone who has grown tired of my religion tirades, I'll try to relax. I never intended to become The Iron Fist Of Allah. It just happened.