Why do some Islamist make Islam look so bad?

They don't care pursuing their fanatic goals.

The violence goes back to a dispute over who had spiritual authority over the Muslim community after the death of the prophet Muhammad in what is called the “fitna” which translates as temptation or trial and caused all the discord within Muslim community.

Shi’ite Muslims believe that authority was vested in his family; the Sunnis look to the sayings and actions of Muhammad as well as the Koran.

The extreme sectarian violence has been brought about by Al-Qaeda Which while being exclusively Sunni deliberately set Shi’ites and Sunnis to kill each other in Iraq. Sadly more muslims die by muslim hands each month than were killed by the invading forces in the war!

Hamas also kills far more muslims than the Israelies ever have!

An average of over thirty five muslims a week were being killed by muslims but in the last few years it has frequently been over a hundred a week!

Whether it is a Danish Cartoon, book of fiction , a snippet of film or some other excuse, Muslims hit the streets around the world rioting, looting, burning and uttering death threats!

Nearly all the muslim countries are seeing muslims attack muslims destroying homes, businesses, infrastructer and targeting women and children particularly showing the extremists must surely be trying to turn muslims into primitives living in caves and mud huts so they can be controlled more easily!

A person is a person. Just because they are "Muslim" doesn't mean that when they do bad, then it's their religion that's making them. Anyways, these people are not real Muslims and they don't know anything about Islam

You are so true. And us good practicing Muslims suffer from this.

Did everyone know it's one of the greatest sins in Islam to commit suicide? Why does everyone ignore this verse that repeats a lot in the Qur'an: "And don't kill the soul whom you have no right to kill"? Did anyone know that it is a sin to even cut down a tree for no reason? I could go on and on.

I think it is the opposite: they only did what they told in Islam.

Majority muslims still have conscience, that is why there are many "good" muslims.

The worst are muslims who completely do what alquran taught.

Islam has always been a Cult of Violence and murder.

These are not acts of a random group of nut jobs, as some people claim, but, things done by the so called "normal Muslims". How else can we view this Religion and it's adherents when this is what they do regularly everywhere?

Islamic Fatwa says that the Torah and Bible can be used for toilet paper

http://www.wikiislam.net/wiki/Fatwa:_It_is_Permiss...

Australia : Muslim Students Urinate, Spit On Then Burn Bible

http://justifythis.blogspot.com/2006/12/australia-...

Egypt: Muslims burn Christian man alive, stab his father to death

http://ucministries.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/egypt...

Pakistan: Muslims burn Christian man as policeman rapes his wife

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/pakistan-muslims-bu...

6 killed in Pakistan as Muslims burn Christian homes

http://vladtepesblog.com/?p=10504

Muslim rioters burn 13 churches in north Nigeria

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L06376353...

Islam Gang Rapes, Beats and Forces Christian Girls to Convert

http://www.chroniclewatch.com/2011/10/26/islam-gan...

Muslim rapes Christian Toddler for Failure to Convert to Islam

http://www.chroniclewatch.com/2011/08/01/christian...

Muslim mobs burn 100 Buddhist homes; 10 temples

http://digitaljournal.com/article/333896

Muslims Behead a Young Buddhist Boy, Slaughter Others in Thailand

http://europenews.dk/en/node/45293

They're probably pissed at what the Allies did in WWI. They divided the Ottoman Empire into chunks which is the reason there are so many problems going on their today.

Same thing in Africa if you think about it.

God does not forbid you to treat kindly and act equitably toward those who neither fought you in the matter of religion nor driven you out of your home. Indeed, God loves the just. The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 60, Verse 8

Antagonism toward Islam has been a permanent fixture in Europe since the time of the Crusades. In the past, the enemy par excellence , the Arab heathen, was in a distant land. However, in this century, with a large immigrant and "converted" population, the West must confront this "enemy" in its own land. With more than SIX (6) million Muslims in America, xenophobia reveals itself often in an extremely virulent manner.

The media have been primary contributors to an erroneous image of Islam by stereotyping all Muslims as being fundamentalists or terrorists. For example, after the February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the media depicted American Muslims in general as the cause of disaster. With circumstantial evidence, the media accused, indicted, tried, and found the alleged fundamentalists, thus all American Muslims, guilty.

Decide yourself how much of a threat Muslims pose to you.

The "fundamental" beliefs of a Muslim are the belief in only one God and the Prophethood of Mohammed, prayer, fasting, charity tax and pilgrimage. Thus, if a Muslim believes in these fundamentals, he or she is a fundamentalist.

However, most media reports use the term fundamentalist to imply extremism revealing a complete ignorance by the media since Islam explicitly prohibits extremism. Prophet Mohammed said, "Those persons who go to extremes (in practicing their religions) were cursed (by God)".

Another misconception about Islam involves jihad. Jihad, literally meaning struggle, can include anything a Muslim does for the sake of God. Everything from getting an education to simply eating or sleeping can be considered jihad. Therefore, the popular notion that means holy war is highly inaccurate.

The central dogma in Islam is the absolute oneness of God. In fact, a person becomes a Muslim after testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship except God and that there is no deity worthy of worship except God and that Mohammed is the messenger of God. Deity can mean material possessions, prophets, presidents, etc. The second point in the declaration is the Prophethood of Mohammed , who was the last in the lineage of prophets starting with Adam and including such Prophets as Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. In fact, the Quran mentions Jesus more times than Mohammed.

Furthermore, a Muslim must perform five daily prayer - one each at sunrise, midday, mid-afternoon, sunset and night. These prayers are significant in that throughout the day a Muslim is constantly aware of the Creator and the prescribed duties. The media regularly portray "fundamentalists" prostrating themselves in prayer. In the October 4 issue of Time, Muslims were shown performing prayers with guns with caption that read "guns and prayer go together in the fundamentalist battle." What was omitted was that these Muslims were praying on a battlefield in Afghanistan. Common sense dictates that with the very real possibility of an ambush, at any time, soldiers should remain armed at all times.

Fasting, the third pillar, is prescribed during the month of Ramadan. A Muslim cannot eat and drink during the daylight hours - from sunrise to sunset. It must be noted that a Muslim cannot interrupt daily routines while fasting. Through this action, a Muslim learns to persevere through hardships and gains a better understanding of others less fortunate. Therefore, even the Muslim leader understands the feelings of hunger and thirst experienced by the poor.

The charity tax is also compulsory to every financially capable Muslim. Every year, Muslims must pay 2.5 percent of their capital. The collected funds are then distributed to the less fortunate throughout society. How can a religion that promotes such well-being of people be responsible for killing of innocent lives? The Arabic word for this charity is zakat - which means both purification and growth. Therefore, in Islam, the giving of charity purifies one's income, while laying the foundation for future growth.

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca is the last pillar of Islam and is only obligatory for those who are physically and financially able. This pilgrimage is derived from Abraham tradition. Imagine millions of Muslims, regardless of age, sex, race or economic status, converging to one central point for the sole purpose of worshipping God. During this pilgrimage, every Muslim dresses the same, eliminating any material extravagance so commonly found throughout the world.

Who else cares enough to do it?

Because Islam looks bad on its own.