Iam an NRI working in Libya, in Libya there is a rule that no muslim should keep a beard. Though libya is a muslim country, the govt. doesn't want the people to be fanatic, so they implemented this law. Hence i feel, that in through out the world, if a muslim is intelligent, he should remove his beard as well as his old customs of his islams, otherwise he is going to face problems due to suspection that every muslim is a terrorist, and muslim literacy rate shall increase, the world is blaming them just bcoz they r illetarates. There is no wrong if u remove beard or don't wear burka for ur females, islam and god devotion should be in the heart, if u really want to be a good hindu or muslim, try to stop smoking, drinking, womenising and eating animals and provoking voilence that is real religion, just by growing beard or wearing a turban or chating geeta doesnt mean that ur a true religiostic person, this is a message to all fanatics in hindu, muslim and other religions.