Can any friend guide me what to reply to my friend sharing views here : ------- One of my friend asked on FB as following....... My question to those responsible for #paris shooting, what did you achieve? You killed because you found the cartoon to be offensive and wanted them to stop. Now after you killed the cartoonists, not only people in paris but people across the world are publishing those cartoons! While you may have wanted to demand respect for your religion...you actually ended up increasing the islamophobia! -------

What is Islamophobia ? Do you see it around you ?

There is a lot of Islamophobia in the world and my wish is that every non muslim should at least know 100 muslims on their facebook ! Rehan Allahwala #connectingtheworld

Does any muslim here understands the difference between islamophobia and anti-muslim bigotry ?

You want to know what's funny... When a Muslim man shoots a cop and says "I did it for Islam," so many people believe him. And so many people then blame Islam and say "see, that religion is evil." But when a Muslim man donates his monthly salary to charity and says "I did it for Islam," why don't those people believe him? And why don't those people then say "wow, Islam is a pretty awesome religion." People believe only what they want to believe. The double standards are real. #Philadelphia #Islamophobia #Racism

A year a go, I made this photo so I can be on Rush Limbal and oRiley factor show and come on the show saying I am from Pakistan, I am a Muslim, I do jihad with my self, what are the questions on your mind about people like me, ask me ! Today in Estonia I was told that Islamophobia is on the rise and people are scared of Islam and think it's a religion of Killing ! I offered my friend to publish this photo of mine, and all his readers are welcome to ask me questions about Islam, and Muslims ! I hope he does it! If anyone else in any country wants to do that with me, I would be happy to connect and answer their questions via Facebook !

I remember this event so very clearly when it happened and the effect it had on me. It happened on a day I was teaching school in Washington, D.C. I remember the fear that went through myself and my students. It was terrifying. Islamophobia was deeply rooted in both my mind and heart. Then I met my friend Rehan Allahwala via Facebook Randomly, and my beliefs changed radically. Because of him I met thousands of Muslims who I always stay away from and never had a chance to meet them, but now I have thousands of followers and friends who are Muslims. Many people told me to stop speaking to him. I didn’t listen. Both my mind and heart told me Rehan was a good guy. I never felt fear speaking with him. My decision to make Rehan my friend is one of the best decisions I made in my life. It changed my life drastically. I highly recommend that you make a decision to open your heart and get to know someone you have been taught to dislike. You may find that you are more alike the person than different. Thanks Rehan for reaching out to me and becoming my friend. 😃😃😃 Carla Riechman