Islam does have a problem, but to claim its the core tenets of the religion is ignoring history. Politics is what drives the hardcore believers of today into jihadists. Both Sam Harris and Bill Maher claim to be intellectuals, but are guilty of oversimplification. Prior to 70 years ago, Muslim lands were apparently accepting of people of other faiths. Evidence of this is the Christians and Jews who had lived in places like Iraq and Syria for hundreds of years. Perceived injustice against Muslims in their lands is what drives the conflicts we see today. The fall of the Ottoman empire and the dividing of the spoils of war by the Colonial powers is a big part in the problem. A lack of education, hope, and opportunity is also a sizable part of the issue. Anyone who watched their countries decline over the last century would be angry.
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