Posts tagged “islamophobia”
Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama is powerful throughout, but his story of Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq at 20, is the most moving moment of the entire two-year campaign. It reframes the Muslim smear not just as false, but as fundamentally un-American.
On islamophobia and freedom of speechFeb 2, 2006
The cartoon controversy is muddled because both sides are partly right. The first cartoon is genuine hate speech; the rest are legitimate commentary. Meanwhile, we condemn their treatment of gay people while they condemn our blasphemy, each convinced the other is crazy. And neuroscience suggests neither side can really help it.
