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An opinion piece appears in today’s LA TIMES by Mansoor Ijaz, chairman of a New York-based private equity investment firm:
In the United States, Muslim citizens who want to help rid their communities of extremist elements are afraid and increasingly angry. Those who venture into the nearest Federal Bureau of Investigation office to offer a helping hand are often met with suspicion about their motives. Also, their communities often brand them “Uncle Abdullahs” for betraying the Muslim cause.
It sounds as though he’s saying that Muslim communities in America consider it a betrayal of the Muslim cause, to want to help rid those communities of extremist elements.
I really hope I’m reading too much into it.
Ijaz does seem to be on the right side of things. He concludes:
Islam’s lunatic fringe, embodied by Al Qaeda’s message of hate and fear, has never respected state boundaries or the duties imposed by citizenship in free and democratic societies. It is time for European and American political leaders to redress this disconcerting trend by inspiring their Muslim citizens to join the fight against terror and extremism before more of our youth fall into the abyss of fanaticism.
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You don't seem to have a high opinion of the NYT moxie, but if you read this article ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/26/international/europe/26EURO.html?hp
you'll see that in Europe the Muslims are being radicalized as well. I think this is a grave mistake. If the Muslim's push their luck, draconian immigration or even deportation laws could be put in place.
I'd rather not see that happen here in America. I've known some Muslims and they seem like decent folk.