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22 Sep, 2011

The Muslim World Brings Forth a Counter-Jihad – Book Review – Truthdig

From Wright’s perspective, Americans’ view of Muslims and Islam hasn’t caught up to the reality. In spite of developments in the Middle East and elsewhere in the Muslim world, she argues, the past decade here in the United States was “shaped largely by fear of everything from a global clash of civilizations to a new neighborhood mosque.” What’s now required of Americans and their elected officials “is moving beyond fear as the most influential factor in decisions.” And that, she argues, “means more exposure to Muslims or education about Islam.”

via The Muslim World Brings Forth a Counter-Jihad – Book Review – Truthdig.