Finally, a story about acceptance and accommodation for the Muslim minority in America, albeit an individual's story.
Showing posts with label minority. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minority. Show all posts
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Recognition Politics and Mosques
Following the 9/11 attacks in the US, the world saw the unleashing of xenophobia towards all men and women of the Islamic faith with the now controversial phrasing of the "Axis of evil". With that one incident all Muslims are terrorist and everything about the religion of Islam has to be curbed in order to save guard the security of the population of the country and ultimately the world. The latest form of attacks come in the wake of plans to rebuild ground zero with the presence of a mosque and an Islamic center "a few blocks from the World Trade Center site".
Should the minority Muslims in America be allowed to have their place of worship (in a predominantly non-Muslim country) in close vicinity of a place that was destroyed by a fellow group of Muslims? Or should the collective Muslim minority in the country be punished for the transgression that saw the death of 2,752 people and the continued impact on the psyche of the Americans collectively?
Should the minority Muslims in America be allowed to have their place of worship (in a predominantly non-Muslim country) in close vicinity of a place that was destroyed by a fellow group of Muslims? Or should the collective Muslim minority in the country be punished for the transgression that saw the death of 2,752 people and the continued impact on the psyche of the Americans collectively?
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