Monday, June 20, 2016

Not All Muslims are Alike...

Attempts to humanize Muslims may have the opposite effect. From the article:

Is there really something wrong, however, with bearded, camel-riding, falafel-loving, alcohol-shunning, conservative Muslims who meet their fully veiled wives through arranged marriages and who passionately campaign against the U.S. government’s crimes? Of course not, but these videos unwittingly imply that there is something to dislike, if not fear, about them. They also marginalize the many Muslims around the world who identify with these “bad” qualities.

Read the whole thing here.


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