Muslim Calls Out The Extremism In Islam. Is It Extremism Or The Religion?

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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Himself a Muslim, Tells the Truth about Islamic Extremism

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, himself an Indian-born Muslim,offered some pointed remarks on Sunday about the dangers posed by Islamic extremists:

When television host Bill Maher declares on his weekly show that “the Muslim world … has too much in common with ISIS,” and the author, Sam Harris (a guest on his show) concurs, arguing that “Islam is themother lode of bad ideas,” I understand why people get upset.

Let’s be honest: Islam has a problem today. … There is a cancer of extremism within Islam today. A small minority of Muslims celebrate violence and intolerance, and harbor deeply reactionary attitudes towards women and minorities.

And while some moderates confront these extremists, not enough do so and the protests are not loud enough. How many mass rallies have been held against ISIS in the Arab world today?

Zakaria also shared some statistics and charts from the U.S. Department of State:

 In 2013, according to the State Department, of the top ten groupsthat perpetrated terrorist attacks, seven were Muslim.

Of the top ten countries where terrorist attacks took place, seven were Muslim-majority countries.

Of the 24 most-restricted countries (as it relatest to religion), 19 of them are Muslim-majority.

Zakaria says there is a “cancer of extremism within Islam today.” He says Muslims must “celebrate those elements” of Islam which are tolerant, liberal and modern.”