Also, you know what? Our beloved ummah seems to be going through this craze post 9-11 with these "quick fixes". Don't mistaken me: lobby groups, press, etc is all good for the Ummah but where are our priorities? How long will that TV special last? How many people will see that speech? I tell you the investment is in our youth, who go out into the world and teach by example*. And show and demonstrate the Islamic religious and educational background they were raised with that reinforces their identity and character.
When Isabella and Ferdinand took over Muslim Spain and attempted to covert the Muslims, Muslim took everything. They pretended conversion . They attended mass. The Spanish custom of hanging pig outside of your door came from this period so the neighborhood and officials knew you ate pig . Muslims would even drink wine. And on Fridays doors to their houses would be open to prove they weren't praying jummah. But still in secret they taught their children Islam.
However, do you know what brought the Muslims to exodus? It was when the inquisition started taking away children--away from their Muslim families and education.
It's a long term solution but it's worth it.
*[Which by studies show visual and audio are 95% effective--compared to simply read which is effective by only 10% and so on and so forth.]
and now my posts are too somber and un-haramoobobi-ish and I must lighten the mood from my drowning on ranting
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