Religion and the Workplace I have read many articles from strangers talking about the Muslim faith. But I have never read a more incorrect and damaging article than Robert Holstrom's piece "Muslims or Demons." Robert Holstroms' article details the belittling and atrocities suffered by Muslims against Islamic women. Mr. Holstroms presents followers of the Islamic religion as militant drug dealers and mercenaries, who perpetuate their ideas using false Islam, foreign money and opium to get what they want. Sure, I've been on 42nd Street in Manhattan and seen and heard pseudo Muslims screaming hatred at the top of their lungs against white people and women. I don't even need to visit New York to see such shows. I have listened to countless discussions between these same so-called Muslims in the square in downtown Stamford. I am fortunate to know that these views are not taught by the Quran or are teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The article is actually about a small group of pseudo Muslims called the Taliban. The story of the Taliban is complicated and, like any other story, has two sides. When the Taliban first emerged, they gave the world the impression that they had come to rid Afghanistan of its problems. Initially, today's government also recognized the Taliban as a legitimate Afghan force that wanted to eliminate corruption and disorder. However, as time passed, the true nature of the Taliban was revealed. The Taliban soon became known as a militia that used a mixture of Kalashnikovs, false Islam, foreign money and opium to get what it wanted. Taliban members claim to be students of Islam and that...paper...bans'. The type of submissive women suggested in your article amounts to nothing more than domestic violence, which is as common in America as it is in Afghanistan, so we can blame Christianity, Judaism, or Buddhism for these acts of violence against women. Sure the Taliban take their beliefs to the extreme but, as I said before, they are in no way connected to the true Islamic faith. I think that if you eliminated the negative aspects attributed to any religion and focused on the positive ones, every person would realize that the end result is a closer relationship with God. If I were to go through time and carry forward the negative history of Christianity , what would it be used for? I feel that focusing our attention on loving one another instead of providing misleading information will help create an environment of harmony between any culture or religious background.