I have not spoken on the issue as of yet, nor have I even expressed what I thought of it until now. The hugely biased, partisan media of the United States have now gone far and beyond to magnify what is today termed as Islamophobia. At the center of today's attention is of course the Ground Zero Mosque. Even CBC has reported about it. What made up my mind with regards to this issue is Keith Olbermann's commentary about it on MSNBC. It might come as a shock to you to know I am Muslim, yes sarcasm plays some role - a much needed role when speaking out about a highly sensitive issue.
I do not need to divulge in to the issue's detail but basically, many American's, indeed 59,934,814 of those who voted against President Obama, many as 1 in 5 apparently think he is a Muslim extremist. Now, you might wonder that I have gone too far as to generalize conservative American's who think every Muslim is an extremist. But I do raise one question: do I strike to any of you as an extremist. No. Would it surprise you to know that many Muslims are discreet about their religion, that many Muslims are like me: moderate and liberal minded.
To go as far as to say that building an ISLAMIC CENTER, not a mosque on a site blocks away from the site that shocked the world, an event that made many Muslim nations, including mine to join against the war on Terror, now is that insensitive. I do not believe so. I have friends who have relatives who sacrifice their lives to fight freedom against terror in Afghanistan. Would it shock you to know that some of them were Muslim Americans?
The distinction should be made between what these terrorists are and what I and many others are. We are simply not the same. I leave you with that thought.
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