Comments on: Arab Youth as examined by the New York Times. http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/13/arab-youth-as-examined-by-the-new-york-times/ Promoting a fierce but respectful dialogue among the highly diverse youth of the Middle East Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:21:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=7194 By: Sifr http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/13/arab-youth-as-examined-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-151176 Sifr Tue, 27 May 2008 11:55:38 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/13/arab-youth-as-examined-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-151176 The views expressed in the article are two dimensional at best and will only serve to reinforce the belief in the US that Islam is a backwards and benighted religion that people turn to out of mindlessness, fear and desperation. It also perpetuates the perception that either you agree with the Imams and support their radical/violent ideologies, in which case you are Muslim; or you reject their ideas out of hand, in which case you are not Muslim. The author does not state these things explicitly but the mild implications are there. Sadly the audience of this paper will be the "intellectual" left who should know better. This is a tragic case of misdirection and will only serve to muddy the waters regarding the Muslim faith. The views expressed in the article are two dimensional at best and will only serve to reinforce the belief in the US that Islam is a backwards and benighted religion that people turn to out of mindlessness, fear and desperation. It also perpetuates the perception that either you agree with the Imams and support their radical/violent ideologies, in which case you are Muslim; or you reject their ideas out of hand, in which case you are not Muslim. The author does not state these things explicitly but the mild implications are there.

Sadly the audience of this paper will be the “intellectual” left who should know better. This is a tragic case of misdirection and will only serve to muddy the waters regarding the Muslim faith.

]]> By: Muneeb (Saudi Arabia/Pakistan) http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/13/arab-youth-as-examined-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-146542 Muneeb (Saudi Arabia/Pakistan) Wed, 14 May 2008 23:15:21 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/05/13/arab-youth-as-examined-by-the-new-york-times/#comment-146542 Yeah I've been seeing this in the local media n on the blogosphere.. someone compared it to the article's abt the soviet's. can we also say it as 'getting to knw ur enemy'? Yeah I’ve been seeing this in the local media n on the blogosphere..
someone compared it to the article’s abt the soviet’s.

can we also say it as ‘getting to knw ur enemy’?

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