The loving and tolerant teachings of the Quran and Islam have been perverted over the years by hypocrites who twist the word of God “Allah” to gain money and power. The consequences include the hateful ideology that has created several terrorist groups. This false doctrine of hate has been spread throughout the Middle East and even in America with Saudi money. The story of John Henry below illustrates the dangers and intolerance of most Islamic leaders in the US and hopefully will give you insight on what must be done to make a safer, more peaceful world. To understand this story the reader should know that there is a difference between Islam as a religion and Muslims as human beings who have their own human traditions and human civilization and history. Even Muslims are not the same. They are mainly three sects; the Sunni, the Sufi and the Shiites. The Sunni sect is the most fanatic sect among Muslims. It has four schools; the most fanatic school inside Sunni sect is the Wahabi cult and its bloody terrorist culture. The Wahabi teachings are upheld by the Saudi Kingdom. By the Saudi money the Wahabi cult is hijacking the name of Islam, controlling most of the mosques in the U.S and the West. Because of their influence in Egypt, the Quranist Muslims were persecuted. The Quranist Muslims are free minded Muslims who believe in Islam as the religion of peace, tolerance, justice, human rights, democracy and freedom of belief and speech. The writer of this article is the founder of this new trend in Islam. As a witness he gives here his story in the U.S and Egypt comparing tolerance here and there.

 John Henry was born on March 27, 1950 in New Jersey to a rich Anglo-Saxon American family.  After successfully completing a high level of education, he worked as a diplomat and ended up working at the American embassy in Cairo in the early eighties.  At the time, John had a habit of eating lunch in a nearby cafe.  Not because it was the closest to his work, but because he had fallen in love with Siham’s eyes.  Siham is a beautiful Egyptian who has a bachelor’s in tourism and works at the Hotel’s cafe.  John would go to the Cafe even when he was not hungry and would always leave a huge tip (twenty dollars!) to get the attention of that beautiful tan Egyptian young lady.  He succeeded in getting her attention and was able to win her heart.  To marry her, John decided to convert to Islam and changed his name to “Sharif”. They got married in 1984 according to Islamic laws in addition to registering the marriage at the American embassy.  They had a wonderful life together.  Sharif, or John, was blessed with the faithfulness and dedication of Siham.  They had two beautiful daughters.  As John became more and more convinced with Siham’s genuine goodness and faithfulness, he decided to be a true practicing Muslim with all his being while maintaining a great relationship with his parents, siblings and the rest of his family.  His family was happy for him and respected their son’s freedom to choose a wife that he loved and a religion that he believed in.

When the happy family moved to America, Siham’s main concern was to have a strong relationship with an Islamic center. It was important to her to be able to impress John’s big family by being a part of a close-knit Islamic community.  John also wanted to have some Muslim friends, and even though he “looked the part” by growing the traditional beard, he was not successful in making Muslim friends.

John was diagnosed with cancer and spent five years fighting the disease with all that he had.  Unfortunately, the disease worsened and John spent the last year of his life in bed.  He would spend his time between the bed at his house and the hospital.  John enjoyed looking at his beautiful daughters and his faithful wife who dedicated her life to taking care of him.  Siham dedicated ev