[Lucy22379]

Well said, Debra. Several years ago I did a little research into Islam and Middle Eastern cultures because, as a young engineer beginning my career, I was working more and more with people of Middle Eastern descent, and I decided I needed to learn more about their cultures and beliefs. Previously, I didn’t know much about the Middle East or Islam. I was very interested in the distinction between what the Quran says and what the so-called scholars teach about Islam. It’s a case of those in power distorting a religion to fulfill their own agendas (like that has never happened with a religion before!). I also think it is very interesting how in the United States, which is a predominantly Christian country, we tend to think of Islam as backward and archaic, when it is actually a very forward-thinking religion. At the time when Islam was promoting equality between men and women, the Christian world was working very hard at instituting inequality.

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Name : Lucy22379, Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Age : 27, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,