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Edited by lonepaul2441:
4/19/2013 1:39:22 PM
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American Muslims hope bombers are not Muslim
[quote]As the investigation into who was behind the Boston bombings goes on, Muslim communities are braced for a backlash should the perpetrator share their faith.
The day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Yusef was treated differently.
The 10-year-old went to his Ohio-area school and was surprised by a question from a classmate, according to his family. While the class was discussing the explosions, the classmate is said to have asked: "Does that mean Yusef is going to blow up the school?"
"We're all on the edge of our seats praying that the person who did these acts isn't a Muslim. We're tired of being blamed for the actions of one person."
[quote]A white terrorist will be framed as an individual aberration. A culprit who is an Arab, Muslim or black American will vilify an entire community of people”[/quote]
It's a sentiment shared by many, especially among Arab, African, Asian and Sikh Americans.[/quote]
Thoughts? I think it's unfair to brand a whole group on the actions of a few
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it's gotten to the point that the genuinely innocent Muslims, who work and practice their faith in peace, can no longer be distinguished from these extremists. if you ask them whether they think Extremists are in the same category as them, they will immediately say "no, they are not true followers of Islam, they are deluded fanatics". which is true, they are. after 9/11, 7/7 and other attacks, most of us have decided to simply suspect EVERY Muslim, under the logic that accusing everyone means you have to be correct at some point. now anyone who wears a Burkha or speaks Arabic suddenly becomes a suspect. I hope they aren't Muslims either, but they most likely will be, probably with links to Al Qaeda or ISIS.
