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True love means loving everyone

I've been living for 12 years in Muslim countries around the globe, and I've seen different faces of Islam.  Most Muslims are friendly and respectful of other's beliefs. They are also quite zealous of their own, but not violent. They sieve through their scriptures on what is and what is not applicable today to ensure harmonious living respecting others'.  On the other hand, few Muslims do follow strictly what They read in their writings, even if that means persecuting infidels. For example  Ancient Iraqi Christian communities have been expelled following a decree by ISIS, that they must either convert to Islam, pay a tax or die.  ( http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/last-few-iraqi-christians-flee-violence-and-threats-in-mosul-as-isis-continues-its-takeover-9622541.html). In sharia countries, people may face death if they leave Islam. Such was the case of  Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan because of her faith