A common denominator of wars, conflicts and genocides is that hatred became legitimate and acceptable over time. Excluding people has a paralyzing and painful effect and does not contribute to a society where people can feel happy. Rather, it is a breeding ground for violence and insurrection. As brother Omar Suleiman shared the goal is to avoid war by establishing a position of power. History teaches that when a group is depicted as a monolithic bloc and seen as a threat, the hateful attitude and actions against this group grow cumulatively. For example, in World War II, the Balkan War or the Rwandan genocide, polarizing narratives were used to mobilize the masses and encourage them to protect themselves against a perceived enemy. Hitler did not beg to kill minority groups, but used fear to warn against the perceived threat to the Aryan race. He constructed the concept of the 'enemy'. The root of his hateful story is about defending and protecting the Aryan race, and he tried to convince his audience of the need to give shape and substance to the threat and fear on which his story was based. There are plenty of stories of people who broke through the construction of the 'enemy' and spoke out and stood up for the constructed 'enemy'. Look up the story of Muslims who made a human shield to protect Christians in Pakistan. Read about Jews in London who guarded a mosque to protect Muslims and Muslims who created a human chain around a synagogue to protect Jews in Copenhagen. Look up the story of a Syrian refugee in Amsterdam who jumped into icy water on Christmas Day to save a drowning man. Holocaust survivor Johanna Neumann shared her story of how she was rescued and protected by Muslims during World War II. King Zog and grandson Prince Leka Zogu II of Albania, who saved Jews during World War II according to their moral code Besa to protect the 'other' as well as themselves. The village of Baljvine in Bosnia, which was half Muslim, half Serb, had no casualties during the Balkan War because they actively protected each other. Rabbi Yehuda Sarna who talked about Mohamed Helmy, an Egyptian Muslim doctor, who protected his family during the Holocaust until the end of the war by hiding them. They make the world better.
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