Iran has bad relations with USA. USA uses their movies to brainwash and give messages to people all around the world. Nowadays, they are giving the message that "Muslims are bad guys". So it is understandable that ignorant people have prejudices against muslims, just because of these movies.

The biggest weapon of USA is movies. They are even more effective than weapons. If only you will look at the movies, which were nominated to oscar, you will see how they are used as a political weapon. 

USA MUST have an 'enemy' since it is the only way they know to govern people. They always use fear to control masses. In the past, people were controlled by fear of communism, now it is fear of terrorism. Plus, terrorism is told in a way that every muslim is a potential terrorist.

In short, ignorant people have prejudices. These prejudices can be directed towards any nation or any religion. Unfortunately, we should learn to live with that ignorance. After all, many american people dont know the difference between "Czech Republic" and "Chechnya" and due to that, Czech ambassador feels obligated to make a statement! I hope you followed what was going on there. We cant expect this mentality to be eager to question what they know right.

http://www.mzv.cz/washington/en/czech_u_s_relations/news/statement_of_the_ambassador_of_the_czech.html

My second message for today is not directed to specifically to Dante. It is directed to all.

When people, Muslims or not, criticize the media for what they perceive to be the media’s negative portrayal of Islam, I am reminded of the saying, “Don’t kill the messenger.” This saying relates to the human instinct to cast blame the bearer of bad news for merely having reported it, and teaches us that it is not appropriate to blame the messenger for simply reporting bad news. If the media were fabricating reports of acts of violence by Muslims, that would be despicable and most blameworthy. But if the media factually reports events that have occurred, no fault lies with the media. It is a empirical fact that Muslims commit terrorist acts around the world at an average rate of about 150 per month. I am not speaking about conventional crimes, such as murder, robbery, and assault, committed by people who happen to be Muslim. I am speaking about acts of horrific violence for which the perpetrators explicitly claimed they were performing a religious duty in the name of Islam. (If challenged on my statement of facts, I am fully prepared to come back and list approximately 150 terrorist acts committed by Muslims in the last 30 days in approximately 20 different countries.)

Please notice that I have not blamed the teachings of Islam for the occurrence of Muslim terrorism. It may be that Islam teaches violence, or it may be that it does not. But whichever it is, violence committed by Muslims who claim they are acting in the name of Islam is occurring with great frequency, intensity, and barbarism. So when the media report this violence, blame the persons who commit the violence, not the persons who merely report it. In this regard, I suggest that those Muslims who embrace Islam is a religion of peace devote their time and effort, as well as their native language skills, to explaining to their coreligionists their view that Islam is a religion of peace.

Dante, my first message is for you, to express my sorry that people insult you because of your nationality.  However, unlike others, I have noticed that the insults come both from non-Iranians and Iranians.  I share your hope that someday all of us can live peacefully.