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This well-intentioned documentary by Robert Gardner uses a six-year Gallup polling project to argue that many Westerners have a false view of Islam, conflating Muslims with terrorists even though they'd never confuse Christianity with the Ku Klux Klan. But the video's presentation is seriously muddled: a Gallup official argues that the media shows Muslim violence disproportionately, yet the images of terror attacks (do we really need to see the Twin Towers collapsing again?) outnumber any positive images of Islamic charity, education, or culture. The video reports that 55 percent of all Muslims find the 9/11 attacks "completely unjustified," but how reassuring is the news that 7 percent—or 91 million people—think they were "completely justified"? 55 min.

Sorry there are no showtimes for Inside Islam: What a Billion Muslims Really Think on Tuesday, February 9.

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What results do you expect from a survey that Muslims conduct? Obviously they try to defend their religion at any cost.
Note that they say that 'only' 1% of Muslims are militants, so it gives 10 million of potential suicide attackers. Even if 990 million Muslims are good people, this is the media that gives birth to these people who hate 'infidels' and are eager and ready to kill us anytime.

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