Introduction The statement ‘enemy is ignorance’ by Greg Mortenson means that education is the realization that allows people to view the world from the same perspective in order to create an understanding. Greg Mortenson was mostly talking about the girl education and the ignorance that the people in the United States and the United Kingdom have, about the Islamic religion. The ignorance that the societies have exhibited about Islam is what has brought hatred towards Islam. Main body The modern world requires people to be educated and get in the world of business by creating relationships with people especially those from the Muslim society. Otherwise, they will never discover what it is like to live in a society that is not characterized by violence and deaths. Also, ignoring the victims of war is wrong because when they are ignored they are not remembered to have existed. The Muslims view this as an offense to their religion. About Osama Bin Laden, the Pakistan people say that he is an American product because he had a good education but still decided to be involved in terrorism. Osama Bin Laden cannot be compared to the young men in Pakistan and Afghanistan who do not have an education and are used to violence. The fight against terrorism cannot be done with bombs but with education and the sooner people realize this they will support Greg Mortensons’ work in educating the Muslim kids. My perception of Islam before reading this book is that Islam is one of the most popular religions found in the Middle East. It has gained popularity not because of its religious practices but because of the unending political wrangles and oil well wars. Political rivalry is very common in the religion causing war between nations. The Islamist believes in solving their wrangles through revenge which is often characterized by wars. The religion is often associated with terrorism due the large number of the reformist groups like the Al Qaeda and the Taliban. This perception is due to the cases of terrorism and hostilities that are associated with the religion. To evidence this, it harbors the most wanted terrorists on Earth who have committed the most grievous acts of terrorism 1 . I perceived the Muslim religion to be a poor religion in terms of national wealth. The Middle East region has turned out to a battlefield, which means that the nationals have no time for economic activities. The religion is also associated with the dictatorial type of leadership. A good example is the leadership of Saddam Hussein of Iraq who turned the country into a war zone. The nationals are extremists who stop at nothing but what they believe is justice. The leadership is faced by massive corruption and extra judicial murders. This portrays Islam, as one of the most dangerous and difficult religion to change. I thought that the Muslim men are very hostile to strangers in their territory who are not Muslim, compared to the women. I also had the perception that Islam is a male dominated religion and the women do not have a role in the decisions that are made concerning issues in the society because they are not educated and hence they cannot make informed decisions. My perception about Islam after reading this book changed in a big way because I disco