you tend to become nervous if there is someone on a bus with a beard, which leads them to wonder why you are doing so which leads to a feeling of rejection on the part of the Muslim who then becomes isolated(there is a similar phenomenon with regards to black youth in the Uk & the police, they think you think they are already guilty so act nervous which makes you suspicious-it is a vicious cycle) Someone implied above that it is not permitted to convert out of Islam. I have proven in previous posts that leaving Islam, if that is what you choose to do is allowed & you can not be killed for it. 'There is no compulsion in religion' & I do not wish to rewrite the same thing (unless need be). Moreover the majority of Muslim acknowledge the Holocaust as a historical fact & as hamza Yusuf writes 'Holocaust Denial Undermines Islam'. It is unfair to take a minority view & suggest this as the norm. I am fully aware of the anti Jewish sentiments throughout the Arab world & find them very disturbing. Regardless of what the State of Israel may do we can not stoop so low as to tarnish a whole group of people. Anti Jewish sentiments should never be uttered by Muslims, they are the descendents of prophets and should be respected as much. Even those who do terrible things should be given the chance To make to'ba(repent). Due to this Muslim