.... Some -- many -- Muslims mislead non-Muslims about what Islam inculcates for the obvious reason. If they dare to recognize what is in the Qur'an and Hadith, the next question for them is obviously: How is it that you continue to call yourself a Muslim, allow yourself to identify with Islam.
There are many reasons why, but not one of them can be admitted to. Some feel the tug of filial piety, familial loyalty, and don't want to disappoint or be cut off from disapproving relatives.
Others, seeing all the bad things - and there are so many bad things -- about the West, become resentful, even furious, that non-Muslim Westerners dare to criticize them, and their Islam. Still others are too embarrassed to admit that they would live in fear if they publicly distanced themselves from Islam. [The Iconoclast] Read more
