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I'm pushed for time right now but I didn't want to miss posting this- an article about the flying imams from the Free Muslims website.
As a devout Muslim, I have watched this painfully protracted saga unravel, fearing what comes next. The media, especially print media, have bent over backward to hear minorities' fears. Yet public opinion has not seemed to budge in favor of the imams. The lesson here lies in why. It has to do with credibility.
We are all creatures of passion. This fiasco has stirred the passionate cry of victimization from the Muslim activist community and imam community. But where were the news conferences, the rallies to protest the endless litany of atrocities performed by people who act supposedly in my religion's name? Where are the denunciations, not against terrorism in the abstract, but clear denunciations of al-Qaida or Hamas, of Wahhabism or militant Islamism, of Darfurian genocide or misogyny and honor killings, to name a few? There is no cry, there is no rage. At best, there is the most tepid of disclaimers. In short, there is no passion. But for victimization, always.
Only when Americans see that animating passion will they believe that we Muslims are totally against the fascists that have hijacked our religion. There is only so much bandwidth in the American culture to focus upon Islam and Muslims. If we fill it with our shouts of victimization, then the real problems from within and outside our faith community will never be heard.
If the world were a just place the media would have the Free Muslims Coalition on speed dial and not CAIR.
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I'm pushed for time right now but I didn't want to miss posting this- an article about the flying imams from the Free Muslims website.
As a devout Muslim, I have watched this painfully protracted saga unravel, fearing what comes next. The media, especially print media, have bent over backward to hear minorities' fears. Yet public opinion has not seemed to budge in favor of the imams. The lesson here lies in why. It has to do with credibility.
We are all creatures of passion. This fiasco has stirred the passionate cry of victimization from the Muslim activist community and imam community. But where were the news conferences, the rallies to protest the endless litany of atrocities performed by people who act supposedly in my religion's name? Where are the denunciations, not against terrorism in the abstract, but clear denunciations of al-Qaida or Hamas, of Wahhabism or militant Islamism, of Darfurian genocide or misogyny and honor killings, to name a few? There is no cry, there is no rage. At best, there is the most tepid of disclaimers. In short, there is no passion. But for victimization, always.
Only when Americans see that animating passion will they believe that we Muslims are totally against the fascists that have hijacked our religion. There is only so much bandwidth in the American culture to focus upon Islam and Muslims. If we fill it with our shouts of victimization, then the real problems from within and outside our faith community will never be heard.
If the world were a just place the media would have the Free Muslims Coalition on speed dial and not CAIR.
-
Largest Muslim community in US only musters 50 to protest Islamic terrorismFrom Jawa: The Associated Press reported Saturday that only 50 Muslims showed up at a "Muslims Against Terrorism" protest at the federal court in Detroit on Friday while Flight...
- To Miss England: We Enjoy Your Looks Not Your Opinion
I always find it interesting when a beauty queen thinks, that because she's beautiful, people actually give a damn about what she says about certain political issues. The first Muslim Miss England belongs to that category as well. She spoke about...
- You Have To Wonder, Are There Any Moderate Muslims At All?
Hammasa Kohistani, the Muslim woman who is this years Miss London says that the stereotyping of Muslims is causing terrorism: The first Muslim to be crowned Miss England has warned that stereotyping members of her community is leading some towards extremism....
- The Rejectionist Generation
Geneive Abdo spent two years traveling the country and interviewing a wide variety of Muslims in America. These quotes are from her piece in the Washington Post: I found few signs of London-style radicalism among Muslims in the United States. At the same...
- Storm Track Disinformation: Muslim Apologists Don’t Seem To Get The Point
From The Gathering StormA recent editorial in the Hamilton Spectator, a Canadian newspaper, reveals the confusion among Muslims when dealing with terrorists in their community. The editorial was written by Imam Dr. Yahya Fadlalla and he said, “Canada...