IN THE UMMAH
How to End 'Islamophobia'
The latest survey of American Muslims won't reassure their fellow citizens.
BY TAWFIK HAMID
Friday, May 25, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT
Islamic organizations regularly accuse non-Muslims of "Islamophobia," a fear and disdain for everything Islamic. On May 17, this accusation bubbled up again as foreign ministers from the Organization of the Islamic Conference called Islamophobia "the worst form of terrorism." These ministers also warned, according to the Arab News, that this form of discrimination would cause millions of Muslims in Western countries, "many of whom were already underprivileged, " to be "further alienated."
How to End 'Islamophobia'
The latest survey of American Muslims won't reassure their fellow citizens.
BY TAWFIK HAMID
Friday, May 25, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT
Islamic organizations regularly accuse non-Muslims of "Islamophobia," a fear and disdain for everything Islamic. On May 17, this accusation bubbled up again as foreign ministers from the Organization of the Islamic Conference called Islamophobia "the worst form of terrorism." These ministers also warned, according to the Arab News, that this form of discrimination would cause millions of Muslims in Western countries, "many of whom were already underprivileged, " to be "further alienated."
Complete article: http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010123
Thomas Braun, Lima, Peru
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