Fariq Naik – The Media Misinterprets Islam

Fariq Naik
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The speaker discusses the media's use of "igramsist" language to describe Muslims as fundamentalists and extremists. They also mention the importance of following fundamentalists' fundamentals for one's success in science and society, but acknowledge that there is no single fundamentalist or apologetic Islam. The speaker emphasizes the need to label individuals by their fundamental beliefs to avoid confusion and chaos in the media.

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			The fifth strategy used by the
media is they see certain things
		
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			which are correct, but the
interpretation is wrong.
		
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			The media says that Muslims are
fundamentalist. And because
		
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			Muslims are fundamentalist
humanities in a problem. They say
		
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			that Muslims are extremist. And
because Muslims are extremists,
		
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			humanity isn't a problem. They say
Islam is an intolerant religion.
		
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			And because Islam is an intolerant
religion, humanity is in a
		
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			problem.
		
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			What is the meaning of the word
fundamentalist? Fundamentalist by
		
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			definition means a person who
follows the fundamentals of a
		
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			particular subject. For example,
for a person to be a good
		
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			mathematician, he should know,
follow and strive to practice the
		
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			fundamentals of math, unless the
fundamentalists in the field of
		
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			maths he cannot be a good
mathematician.
		
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			For a person, to be a good
scientist, he should know follow
		
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			and strive to practice the
fundamentals of science, unless
		
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			the fundamentalist in the field of
science, he cannot be a good
		
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			scientist.
		
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			You cannot pin all fundamentalists
with the same brush that all are
		
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			good or all are bad. Depending
upon which field the person is a
		
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			fundamentalist, you have to label
them accordingly. For example,
		
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			there's a fundamentalist doctor
whose profession is to save human
		
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			lives, he's a boon for the
society. On the other hand, there
		
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			is a fundamental swab, whose
profession is to rob he's a band
		
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			for the society.
		
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			As far as I'm concerned, I am a
fundamentalist Muslim, and I am
		
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			proud to be a fundamentalist
Muslim.
		
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			Because I know and I strive to
practice the fundamentals for
		
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			SLUB. And I know that there is not
a single fundamental of Islam,
		
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			which is against humanity as a
whole.
		
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			I challenge any human being to
point out a single fundamental of
		
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			Islam, which against humanity as a
whole.
		
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			There may be some fundamentals,
which some people might think
		
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			they're against humanity, but the
moment to give the logical
		
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			background, there is not a single
fundamental of Islam, which is
		
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			against humanity as a whole