More on Islamophobia

Secretary-General Kofi Annan opened the first U.N. seminar on confronting Islamophobia Tuesday with a plea not to judge Muslims by the acts of extremists who deliberately target and kill civilians. … Seyyed Hussein Nasr, professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, said Islamophobia was a question not only of fear but also of hatred — often by people who know little about the religion. … Fighting Islamophobia, Nasr argued, requires swift action from those in the West who understand that hatred breeds more hatred. Muslims must also take the lead in speaking out against extremism – steps that should be complemented by educational reforms and more effective use of the media. … R. Scott Appleby, director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, said that in the United States and much of Europe, terrorism had created anxiety about the vulnerability of Western societies, drawn unwanted attention to Muslims, and elicited intolerance and hatred among some Americans. This is what terrorists wanted, he said. In the United States, Appleby said, patriotism should require a willingness to recognize differences and honest self-criticism, not condescension towards people cast as “the other.”

Hmm… Maybe if participants of the “Religion of Peace” did not fly planes full of fuel into skyscrapers full of people, others would not react negatively towards them… (just a thought). Further… somehow in a deranged liberal UN-like world view it is the victims of the violence who are asked to look deep inside at their own fears and deficiencies as if “Your” behavior is “My” responsibility. Hmm.

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