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Islam, violence and mourning in America

By Betsy Taylor(published in NORTH OF CENTER, Nov 24, 2010America’s founding documents speak in the first person plural with such power—“We the People…We hold these truths…We have warned them…We have reminded them…We have conjured them…We, therefore…solemnly publishand declare.” Why has it now become so hard to say “We” as Americanstogether?This question has hounded me recently. On August 5, Dan Terry, adear childhood friend was gunned down in the beautiful mountains ofAfghanistan, along with…See More

Nov 25, 2010

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Alice C. Linsley commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"Betsy, Some think that the Hungarians moved north from the Upper Nile/Sudan along the Ural Mountains. This would explain the linguistic similarity between Afro-Asiatic names and some common among the Turkish, Pashtun and Mongolian peoples. Those…"

Sep 14, 2010

Keith Hart commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"This is not just an American phenomenon, even though the US leads the world in defining Islam as a military threat. It is worth recalling that the 90s saw a kind of liberal revolution with the dismantling of the Soviet Empire, an apparent end to the…"

Sep 13, 2010

Michael Findlay commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"Betsy, the information this blog post reminds me of the fear campaign that the west promoted back in the days of the USSR. Ronald Reagan especially comes to mid with his now infamous "We have just outlawed Russia, the bombing starts in 5…"

Sep 13, 2010

Betsy Taylor commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"Alice--I like the spirit of your "Flower Power" comment. And, imagine that Daisy Khan also would! I was aware of the Mongolian roots of Khan -- carried first west under Genghis Khan & then east into India where it was continued in…"

Sep 12, 2010

Alice C. Linsley commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"The name Khan is related to the African words Kain and Kandace and means ruler. A ruler is either someone who inherits a position or one who takes the lead. Daisy Khan fits the latter, so I guess we could say Daisy Khan means Flower Power!"

Sep 12, 2010

Alice C. Linsley commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"Daisy Khan said, “If you look at the landscape of the Muslim world there are more than 500 million Muslim women around the world and there was not a single institution that spoke for us. So, if we are not at the table, who is going to speak…"

Sep 12, 2010

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Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

Mainstream media are flooding us with sensationalized images of Americans who fear and hate Islam. Ugly as these images are, there is a deeper brutality. The worst ugliness is in what they are not showing.There are dangerous blind spots in the media coverage of AmericanIslam. For instance, there has been a brute blindness to women and towomen's concerns in news coverage of the proposed Islamic Center in NewYork City.At the center of the media firestorm is an interesting woman, Daisy Khan,…See More

Sep 12, 2010

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Keith Hart commented on Betsy Taylor's blog post Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

"Thanks so much for cross-posting this piece, Betsy. It is one of the best written, most informative and thought-provoking blog posts I have read at the OAC. My first impulse is to bring it to the attention of our members, since it epitomizes what we…"

Sep 11, 2010

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Islamaphobia, sexism and American demagoguery in the 21st century

Mainstream media are flooding us with sensationalized images of Americans who fear and hate Islam. Ugly as these images are, there is a deeper brutality. The worst ugliness is in what they are not showing.There are dangerous blind spots in the media coverage of AmericanIslam. For instance, there has been a brute blindness to women and towomen's concerns in news coverage of the proposed Islamic Center in NewYork City.At the center of the media firestorm is an interesting woman, Daisy Khan,…See More

Sep 11, 2010

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