Source/Credit: Huffington Post, August 16, 2011

By Faheem Younus

“… because Muslim leaders are driving on Interstate-95 South from Washington D.C., hoping to reach New York.”

This is my response to an embarrassing question that always comes up during my religious courses and lectures: “If Islam truly champions the values of equality, freedom, and compassion, then why do we see the Muslim world in chaos?”

Case in point: Syria. Since the largely peaceful uprising against a four decade long dictatorship started four months ago, nearly 1700 civilians have been killed by the regime, including 200 deaths in the week leading up to the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.

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