When Europe finally understood that Islam was not an ethnic group, it then mistakenly perceived it as a religion comparable to Christianity with Mohammed as its central figure, as Jesus is to Christianity. Muslims were referred to as Mohammedans and to Islam as Mohammedism. This lack of understanding of Islam as a political movement persists today. After September 11, 2001, people still describe a mosque as a Muslim church, refer to the Koran as the Islamic bible, and equate sheikhs and mullahs with priests and rabbis. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Mosques are frequently used to preach hatred and killing in the name of Allah, and are places where militants can hide, store ammunition, and discuss strategy of war. The Koran, unlike the Bible, calls for a political movement for which all Muslims must fight, kill, and subjugate those of other faiths until Islam rules the world. And sheikhs and mullahs are political figures who urge their followers to fight and become martyrs in the name of God.
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