The world politics have changed over the past decade.9/11 has been the  turning point of the political affairs around the world. The world has  witnessed silent and noisy wars between the nations from west and east.  Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon Issue were prominent amongst the rest of  issues. The western media has been the foremost tool of propaganda for  the west. They have made perfect use of this tool to exploit the image  of Muslims. Muslims on the other hand side lagged behind in the field of  technology, they were economically weak and at the same time improper  or weak leadership, did not allow Muslims to react accordingly.
Now that things have slipped out of the hands of Muslims, they need to  revise their goals. They need to reform themselves, if they wish to  survive through this phase and above all they need to identify  themselves (being a chosen nation) and their previous position.  Well  for that the first step should be to reform them according to Quran  education via Quran teacher  or any other resource. Quran is the ultimate source of information for  the humankind. Therefore, it should be utilized.
One of the reasons that Muslims are suffering from all these  circumstances is that they have been a victim of orthodox-ism. Well this  orthodox school of thought in Muslims is a big obstacle in their ways  to step and compete in the international society. Musharraf, the  dictator-cum-president of Pakistan proposed an idea of enlightened  moderation for the Muslims nations. This was an appreciate-able piece of  idealism from any Muslim Leader. According to him, one of the reasons  that Muslims are suffering from these circumstances is due to their  miserable condition from decades. Most of the Muslim countries are a  victim of weak economies, dying democracies, aggressive publication,  mismanagement on behalf of governments and administrations; lack of  consistency in policy making and practicing policies.
All these factors have made Muslims, an aggressive nation. On this, when  the western media shaped a propaganda against Muslims, they were unable  to react to it, since they are still struggling for the basic  necessities of life. If we apply Maslow’s model to any society, we find  out that Muslims are still at the level 1, where it’s all about hunger  and food. This wouldn’t have been the case, if we would have made Quran  education, the base of our lives.  If the west says Muslims are  terrorists, the rest of the world accepts it, because they believe in  what they are being showed. Muslims media, on the other hand, is nothing  more than just a “media for business” or media for the sake of “media”.
The west has confused the whole world in Jihad and terrorism, but do  Muslims know how to defend themselves in this case. Well, probably no,  since they themselves are Muslims by name and not practicing ones. If we  would have made Quran education a part of our life, we wouldn’t have  been in this state. Now that we have ended up in this state, why can’t  we realize the need for change of gear?
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