Is Islam Inherently Violent?

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Islam is usually stereotyped for being inherently violent with no evidence at all. But, the facts and evidence don't support their argument. We decided to do some research ourselves and the stronger argument is Islam is not inherently violent. To support this idea In 2011, a major study by University of California, Berkeley, political scientist M. Steven Fish presented cross-national statistical data showing that between 1994 and 2007, annual homicide rates in the Muslim world averaged just 2.4 per 100,000 of the population. That was approximately a third of the rate for the non-Muslim world and less than the average rate in Europe. It is also approximately half the homicide rate in the United States.
Do you really believe Islam is violent,

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