DesiPundit

1conoclast, a product of a Hindu-Muslim marriage, writes a great post on how Muslims should be perceived. In particular, he has a list of what Muslims should and should not do:

Educated, liberal Muslims should use media to clear the air about what the religion stands for. It should showcase the lives of Muslims like themselves using TV, papers, novels, films whatever i available. The common non-Muslim deserves to know what Islam really stands for. They must undo the damage that the conservatives have caused. A PR exercise is desperately needed.

He also wishes liberal Hindus would take a stand on what Hinduism really stands for - tolerance of other religions, and not lean towards right-wing extremism.