Syed Farooq is an American: Let's stop the Muslim vs. Christian debate and take a look at ourselves

Salon ^ | December 3, 2015 | Steven Salaita

[The people have spoken]

He’s probably making more money than he would be as an obscure University of Illinois professor. It pays to be a victim. Of course, his lawsuit against Illinois is proceeding.

[Lurker]

Dear God,

Please let one of these asshats start spurting this garbage while I’m in the room.

Please.

L

[polymuser]

I want to know:

Who at Salon hires these writers?

[Gene Eric]

Yet another Leftist jackass making excuses for Jihad.

[nobamanomore]

yes. the only ‘gleeful reactions’ that I witnessed were the various Dems calling for gun control. When the Arab/Muslims take responsibility for the violence of their own people and religion, I’ll take what they say seriously.

[Starboard]

Agree with you, but the reality is that the Senate would never go along with it.

In general, the congress has failed to exercise any of its power over the last seven years. Its been a miserable failure.

[Osage Orange]

Steven Salaita ...is a total moron.

Probably gay.....

[Osage Orange]

Steven Salaita ......is a Muzzie

[Berlin_Freeper]

How about: “Muslim vs. The Civilized World & The unCivilized World” debate.

[Lumper20]

This devil was an evil Muslim who acted out what the Koran apparently told him to do in some 35 different places according to the preacher in Dallas. think Jeffries is the name?

[EnquiringMind]

Not nearly as gleeful as readers of Salon would have been if police named the suspects as tea partying, white, rightwing nuts. Salon is slimy sludge.

[x]

It is why I greet you as a compatriot. The greeting might make you uncomfortable because I am Arab, but I am also American. Being American requires no special ethnic, religious, or ideological character, even though our nationality contains implicit demands. One of those demands is to not be Arab or Muslim.

This is the Steven Salaita who refused to agree with the "Support Our Troops" slogan and had a job offer withdrawn over tweets that were regarded as anti-Semitic.

[MeshugeMikey]

The long legged mack daddy should concentrate on acting in a manner that might.....eliminate “weekly threats”....to His Reputation.

fat chance that!

[Fred Nerks]

And the author is:

Steven Salaita currently holds the Edward W. Said Chair of American Studies at the American University of Beirut. His most recent book is Uncivil Rites: Palestine and the Limits of Academic Freedom.