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Why don't you allow
comments on your site?
We love the free exchange
of ideas and the only reason that we don't have a
place for readers to post feedback and opinion is the Council on
American-Islamic Relations.
We don't want CAIR doing
to us what they keep doing to Robert Spencer of JihadWatch by
pretending
that a single unmoderated and bigoted comment by a third party
reflects the opinion of a host who constantly insists otherwise.
When CAIR apologizes to
Spencer for this sleazy and underhanded game, then we will know that
it is safe to allow other opinions on this site, including Muslims
who take issue with our presentation.
What opinions should I
form about my Muslim neighbor,
co-worker or friend from your site?
Absolutely none.
Judge a person only by
his or her own words and deeds - and nothing else.
(Actually, this isn't a
question that we've ever been asked, but we did want to reinforce
the point that every Muslim is an individual and shouldn't be
thought differently of merely because of their religion).
There seems to be
fewer items on your list than the attack counter indicates.
Why the discrepancy?
Sometimes multiple
attacks are grouped under the same item.
How do you define a
'deadly' attack?
Technically, the term can
mean any action intended to cause death, but we don't include an
attack on our counter unless death actually results. The list
does contain a few rare incidents in which only egregious injuries
occurred, but they are not part of the overall count.
Why did you create
this site?
We were inspired by the
on-going rate of violence in the Islamic world and the unwillingness
of Muslims to acknowledge it. We believe that it is this
apathy that sustains the violence. Originally, we thought that
the Islamic world might be inspired to address their own problems
once they became aware of the breadth of misery that is propagated
in the name of their religion.
Although we have heard
from many Muslims over the last six years, few have given us any
reason for optimism. We do believe that there are some in the
faith (particularly living in the West) who are trying to get the
broader community to accept responsibility, but we have not seen
this take root in any substantive way that would dissuade us from
reluctantly concluding that the problem is rooted in the religion.
Who is the little boy
in the banner picture?
His name was Matan Ohayon,
a four-year-old Israeli boy.
On the night of Nov. 11,
2002 a Palestinian member of Arafat's Fatah organization broke into
his family's house as his mother was reading a bedtime story to
Matan and his older brother, who was five. Their mother
initially shielded her children with her body, but after she was
dead the gunman then killed both of the little boys at point-blank
range. This man was later celebrated as a hero in the
same tradition as other terrorists who kill the innocent in the name
of Allah.
Aren't some of the
identities of the terrorists in the list unknown?
Yes, but there is very
little doubt that each of the attacks listed is the product of
Islamic terrorists. We try to rely on the opinion of local
investigative authorities when identities are unknown, and so far we
have never had to retract an item (unless it was initially
misreported by news sources).
Why do you insist on
calling them Muslim terrorists?
Because each act is
committed by a Muslim for the cause of Islam (as perceived by the
attacker). These are not nominal members of the faith killing
for money or pride. These are people who kill because they
believe that doing so advances the cause of Islam.
Aren't you really just
listing any murder that occurs in the Muslim world?
Not at all. We do
not record an act of terror unless it could reasonably be assumed
that religious motivation was involved.
We do not, for example,
include acts of terror perpetrated by the Marxist PFLP because -
although it is a Palestinian group - the members do not have
religious motives. Neither do we mention acts of terror
committed by the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party).
Isn't this just an
anti-Muslim site?
Given that there would be
far more Muslims alive if Muslims took our advice and brought an end
to Islamic terror... no, we are not anti-Muslim.
We just want the killing
to stop, and Islam happens to be the only religion that chooses not
to behave itself.
OK, then aren't you a
racist site?
Racism is such an ugly
word in the West, that it is used inappropriately by critics who
don't have fact and logic to offer in its place. It is a
tactic of illusion, usually designed to inflate the apparent impact
of an argument that lacks underlying support.
A racist is actually one
who distinguishes between human races and makes a judgment that is
based on genetics. Racism is irrational because every person
is an individual, not a group, and there is not a single
characteristic that can be predicted about any individual based on
their race.
Islam, of course, has
nothing to do with either genetics or race. Only an ignorant
person would believe otherwise.
(For the record, we are
strong anti-racialists - meaning that we don't even believe
in categorizing people by race, much less in drawing conclusions
from such alleged distinction.)
What about other
religions?
What about them?
Are they producing videos
showing people chanting from the Bible before cutting someone's head
off? Do they have a global network of sociopaths praising the
virtues of Jesus, Moses, or Buddha at a high volume as they commit
horrible atrocities? Does each have some sort of
"sex-for-murder" clause that promises 72 virgins to entice disciples
into killing themselves while killing others?
All religions are not the
same, and there is something very, very different about Islam that
compels the astonishing level of violence and the distinct apathy of
the broader community that sustains it.
Do you hate Muslims?
It never ceases to amaze
us when an otherwise "normal" person ignores the very real suffering
of the thousands of victims of true hatred and intolerance on our
list and accuses us of being a "hate site" merely because we
memorialize the plight of victims and call for an end to Islamic
terror.
Thousands of people are
losing their lives, and tens of thousands more are suffering various
and egregious physical injuries because the Qur'an says that
non-Muslims are hated by Allah and that violence is sanctioned
whenever there is resistance to Islamic dominance. Exposing
this teaching and documenting its terrible effects does not make us
a hate site.
We are very explicit in
stating that it is wrong to stereotype or pre-judge Muslim
individuals, much less to harass or harm them. But, we also do
not believe that the delicate and petulant sensibilities of members
of the Religion of Peace have precedence over the awful violence
committed in its name each and every day.
See also:
What
to Do about the Islamic Threat
Do you accept articles
for posting?
At this time, we don't
post submissions. We will consider linking to articles posted
on other sites, but our resources are limited and we don't have the
time or space to reformat and edit submitted writing.
How often do you
update the site?
The list of terror
attacks and counter are usually updated each day.
Sometimes there will be a noticeable delay between an incident's
occurrence and our posting. The reason for this may be that we
are waiting for details or confirmation. News and articles are usually added at random intervals
during the day.
What's with all the
typos and grammatical errors? Are you dyslexic?
No, just tired.
Why don't you do
summary reports or post the totals of the killed and injured?
This is a question that
we get asked quite a bit. The purpose of the site isn't
to provide casualty figures, since we only catch a fraction of the
actual toll, but rather to impress upon Muslims and non-Muslims
alike the extent of the violence - despite the billions that are
spent to prevent it.
TROP only lists discrete
events that are confirmed to have taken place at a specific place
and date. The vast majority of violence coming out of the Islamic
world occurs in the shadows, in areas where murder and massacre are
unhindered by a free press or international monitoring.
The slaughter in Sudan is
a prime example. Certainly we know that hundreds of thousands
have been killed by Arab militias and their sponsor, the Islamic
government, based on refugee reports, but the latter does not permit
human rights monitors to observe the destruction. Hence the
difficulty in compiling the sort of data that TROP requires for
listing incidents.
Why don't you provide
links to the incidents?
Quite frankly, it would
be a nightmare to keep up with. Links change over time,
particularly when the information is on the front page of a news web
site. We use a wide variety of global sources, but we don't
post incidents unless they're accurate.
The data we use to
compile the list is public information. There is no rumor or
word of mouth involved. All incidents include a date, location
and description. Each can easily be verified.
The site has been up
since 2002, and we have never been challenged over the occurrence of
any attack on our list.
.Do you accept
donations?
Yes.
For four years we refused
donations, but this changed in 2006. The main reason is that
the resources required to maintain the site have increased quite a
bit as we've expanded operations. The other is that it seemed
there were a number of folks wanting very much to contribute... to
be a part of the defense against Jihad.
Who are you?
Someone who doesn't want
to pay the jizya.
(We have no association
with any other group, religious, political or otherwise).
What religion are you?
Existentialist.
thereligionofpeace@yahoo.com
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