Islam & America: Through the Eyes of Imran Khan - Pakistan

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Nov 2001
Why do so many Muslims hate the United States? What has America done to alienate so many people in the Muslim world? These are the questions that former Pakistani cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan, tries to answer in this latest offering of the Unreported World series.

At Islamabad's Women's College, a concert for peace is taking Place. The students are mainly from privileged, middle-class backgrounds. If you were looking for Muslims that sympathised with the West, this would be the first Place you would go. But even here, amongst the more liberal, "Westernised" Pakistanis, anti-American feeling is riding high.

"It's as if one white life was far more important than thousands of black or brown lives," comments one young, educated, middle-class woman. "They feel they can basically come in, use as they please, and then, when they want, they can just walk across the border, go somewhere else, and do exactly as they please there," complains another.

The underlying feeling here is clearly that the US only cares or acts when its own people are at risk. If these liberal, cosmopolitan women feel this way about America, how must those who do not benefit from the Western way of life feel?

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pressheart1234 (December 4, 2008 at 4:11 pm)
Why does Afganistan hate Pakistan.What has Pakistan done to alignate so many Afgani's

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when world trade was hit,innocent people were dead.We in general like people based on their behaviour and not based on religion.I too like Obama and clinton
hkq8 (December 4, 2008 at 3:46 pm)
ok its not only the movies you know, but you are mis understanding. when we are saying for god to destroy america, we are not saying all america there is inasant people, we are saying for bush and friends. obama is now the preasidant and i am happy
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so for some hollywood movies you hate americans.Don't watch hollywood movies if you don't like it.Hate is taught by no saint in the world.
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well weve done this becuz we are sick of wat youve done. for example hollywood movies, you always call us erhabies and make us cowards, i have many other examples. (you can also see the movie IRON MAN)
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jihad is not everything to us, muslims religon is clever . one of them is treat all non muslims the best treat , but you non muslims treat us exactly the opissite. and muslims jihad is to sacrifice our selfs for our land and evrey per in our family