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'Please Don't Be A Muslim': Boston Marathon Blasts Draw Condemnation And Dread In Muslim World
[WashingtonPost] So little is known yet about what's behind the kabooms Monday at the Boston Marathon that any conclusion, including terrorism, would be premature.
| No, it's definitely terrorism. The only thing premature would be to conclude who is the terrorist. |
But that fear has been an early reflex not just in the United States but half a world away in the Middle East. There, a number of observers are expressing sympathy -- recall that pro-American solidarity rallies were held throughout the region after Sept. 11, 2001
| ...as well as singing, dancing, and handing out candies... which was also seen that day in certain neighborhoods on American soil. |
-- and, at times, a sense of dread.
| "Don't pound our country to rubble, please. We who are holding these signs didn't do it!" |
As a Libyan Twitter user named Hend Amry wrote, "Please don't be a 'Moslem.'" Her message was retweeted by more than 100 other users, including well-known journalists and writers from the Moslem world.
| That's nice. What does it mean? |
Posted by: trailing wife 2013-04-16 |
