On 11-19-10, ROSS SAUER said to BOB ACKLEY:


RS>"Bob Ackley -> TIM RICHARDSON"  wrote in
RS>news:31347$POL_INC{at}JamNNTPd:


TR>> You didn't hear about the Christian who had gasoline poured on
BA>   him and TR> set afire by a Muslim man who heard a `rumor' that the
BA>   Christian and TR> the Muslim's sister were seeing each other
BA>   secretly? WOW!!!!!


BA> Didn't get any mention on the news here.


RS>Maybe because no one *YET* has mentioned where this occured.


RS>I looked it up.


This is a lot closer to home:



This Is Rare Courage - Mona Charen - Townhall Conservative



When the New York Times covered a party in honor of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's new
book, "Nomad," they placed it on the same page as a sympathetic story about
American Muslim women who choose to wear the full cover. The placement was
telling.


The Times story about women who cover their entire bodies, including their
faces, spoke of the challenges they face in America -- the stares, the
insults, the discomfort. Though the story made clear that Islam does not
require women to socially disappear in this fashion, the women explained that
covering makes them feel "closer to God." There was more than a
whiff of pity
in the tale.


"'People don't understand,' (Hebah Ahmed) said, wiping a tear with the edge of
her sleeve. ' We're really strong, but it takes a toll on you. Sometimes you
think, I just want to rest.'"


There is nothing wrong with the editors' decision to run a story about the
small number of American Muslim women who choose to wear niqabs -- except for
this:


Like other major liberal outlets, The Times has been utterly derelict in
reporting about another aspect of life among American Muslims -- honor
killing.


When it comes to the brutal slayings of young Muslim women by their fathers,
brothers, or husbands, The Times gets squeamish.


As Ms. Hirsi Ali relates, this misplaced sensitivity arises from the cult of
multiculturalism, which would rather tolerate egregious crimes against women
than offend Third World sensibilities. When the Said sisters, 19-year-old
Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, were shot and killed by their father, Yaser Said,
in a suburb of Dallas in late 2007, the story was buried. Though the father
had been enraged by his elder daughter's refusal to submit to an arranged
marriage and by news that both girls had been secretly dating non-Muslim boys,
the few stories about the case were careful to dismiss suggestions of honor
killing. The Times failed to cover the story. (It was mentioned, briefly, in
an opinion piece.)


Mona Charen


Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist, political analyst and author of
Do-Gooders: How Liberals Hurt Those They Claim to Help .



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