American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

The New York Times ^ | September 5, 2010 | LAURIE GOODSTEIN

[Malone LaVeigh]

For nine years after the attacks of Sept. 11, many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism, to educate people about Islam and to participate in interfaith service projects. They took satisfaction in the observations by many scholars that Muslims in America were more successful and assimilated than Muslims in Europe.

Now, many of those same Muslims say that all of those years of work are being rapidly undone by the fierce opposition to a Muslim cultural center near ground zero that has unleashed a torrent of anti-Muslim sentiments and a spate of vandalism. The knifing of a Muslim cab driver in New York City has also alarmed many American Muslims.

[Malone LaVeigh]

"But we do wonder whether it will get to the point where people don’t want Muslims here anymore.”

You can stop wondering.

[bareford101]

I echo the words:... you can stop wondering.

[Nat Turner]

Pick one as the Koran and Constitution are virtually mutually exclusive...

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Sorry, you’re time is up. Should’ve spoken SOONER and LOUDER. Even to THIS day. Otherwise...........GTHO. Your credibility is in the toilet.

[Mortrey]

“Will We Ever Belong?”

No.

[Longbow1969]

For nine years after the attacks of Sept. 11, many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism, to educate people about Islam and to participate in interfaith service projects.

Many? Utter horses**t. Even the most moderate can barely force themselves to condemn an obvious terrorist group like Hamas.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Sounds like Belongophobia to me.

[Tamar1973]

....many American Muslims made concerted efforts to build relationships with non-Muslims, to make it clear they abhor terrorism,...

They have?!

[Minn]

American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

Not as long as you adhere to a subversive ideology that seeks the destruction of American values and liberties, you won't.

[LouAvul]

You can stop wondering.

Right On! Not only do they not belong in America, they don't belong on earth! Thousands of years of progress for mankind and those savages still live in the stone age.

[dfwgator]

If they want to blend in and not impose their religion on everybody else, then yes, maybe they can belong. But Muslims are not willing to do that.

[Ronin]

No kidding.

[B4Ranch]

Not for quite a few generations.

[barmag25]

American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?

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NO, stop asking.

[chris_bdba]

Move the thing 1/4 mi and it will be over.

[wjcsux]

You can quit wondering, Bucko.

[Fintan]

 

[paudio]

Not if you still think—collectively or individually—that the US deserved 9/11, and will only be redeemed by converting to Islam.

[samtheman]

Cry me a river.

[17th Miss Regt]

all of those years of work are being rapidly undone by the fierce opposition to a "in your face" construction of a triumphal Muslim cultural center near ground zero...

Fixed it.