Did you know who Rima Fakih was on May 15th? That’s okay, neither did I. Fast forward 48 hours and suddenly it seemed like everyone had something to say about the newly crowned Miss USA 2010 from Dearborn, Michigan. Just like the media, my Facebook news feed had a spectrum of opinions from Muslims, with one saying “RIP modesty,” and some suggesting she is not Muslim at all. Ultimately, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but Rima Fakih’s sash said “Michigan” and not “Islam.”
IN THE NEWS: There’s no question that the Muslim community suffers from a, let’s just say lopsided representation when it comes to media coverage. For example, an article in the New York Times discusses a French woman who was fined in France for wearing the niqab while driving. Rather than elaborate on the issue of freedom of dress in a (supposedly) secular county, the Times decided to take this discussion to the woman’s husband; who, by the way, has four wives.
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