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

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