Word: muslim
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Students] might not actually think every Muslim is crazy and wants to blow up the world, but many students make jokes about it anyway. It frustrates me," Salfiti says...
...midst of all the Muslim-bashing which has been going on recently, this comic strip doesn't seem out of place. Of course, the reason for all the anti-Muslim sentiment is not new, but recently it has been spurred by the fact that a Muslim is now suspect in the bombing of the World Trade Center. It might be worth noting that he is only a suspect, but in an environment full of misconceptions about Muslims that may be enough to prove his guilt. What is overlooked is that his suspect, even if he were guilty, is not representative...
...these cities were military targets, but were used to prove a point and crush the spirit of the people. No consideration was given to the fact that almost all of them were noncombatants, innocent from any guilt. Yet practically was favored over their lives. According to Islam law, a Muslim leader who ordered such an act would not only be impeached, but would also be tried in court...
Most disappointing, however, is the fact that Islam is portrayed in a fashion contrary to its teachings. Worse yet, The Crimson seems to have no respect for all the Muslims who go to school there, who live in the community, or Muslims anywhere. What sort of a meaning could a phrase like "by the beard of the prophet" have, except one of utter disrespect. And why would" Allah be praised" when a building is bombed and innocents are killed? At a time when The Crimson prides itself on being fair and unbiased, how would any Muslim reading The Crimson feel...
...starving eastern town of Cerska, for example, Muslim foragers approached the airlift pallets at risk of being picked off by waiting Serb gunners. Coincidentally or not, Serb forces mounted withering attacks throughout the region, forcing thousands of civilians into frigid mountain terrain. Despite the airlift's pressure on the advancing Serbs to move pre- emptively, U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher insisted that "we have no indication" it sparked the rout. The United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, however, raised the specter of a Serb "massacre" of Muslims. At week's end Serb commanders offered to allow safe passage to fleeing...