Posts by: Edina Lekovic
You can’t turn on the TV these days without hearing the words Muslim and violent extremism. No shock there. But if you watched CNN today, you heard those two words used together in a new way. As in, “Moderates counter Muslim extremists.” Terrorists and their actions have eroded public opinion of Islam and Muslims. You can’t blame the media for that. You gotta blame the perpetrators, and we’ve got to get serious about it.
IN THE BLOGOSPHERE: Amid all the pseudo-controversy surrounding the 200th episode of “South Park,” which featured the Prophet Muhammad in a bear costume, playwright Wajahat Ali last week offered the most fitting of all responses I’ve seen so far from Muslims: a short and punchy satire called “East Park.” Published on Salon.com, this imagined script for South Park’s neighboring town features a great line up of characters, including KKKartman…
IN THE NEWS: “To be looked upon by the people you serve with, by people you’ve trusted your life with, as the enemy,” Klawonn says. His voice trails off as he struggles to describe the anger he feels. “It’s not right.”
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