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With alot of the news reporting terrorist attacks and they're ties to islam and islamic radical groups that are considered terrorist organizations i wonder with so much hate towards islam and its faithful.I would like to know if islam is a realigion of peace i've somewhat heard that it is a realigion if peace but i've also heard that it promotes these types of action from its faithful.i heard many things about this realigion but i would like to know the truth.Is islam a religion of peace.