http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Article.aspx?id=727578
I read this article on how an academic professor made claims agains Muslims in South Africa. Prof Hussein Solomon, director of the University of Pretoria’s Centre for International Political Studies said, "South Africa was becoming a “breeding ground” for terrorists." This comment has outraged Muslims in South Africa. There are death threats on his life and his family's. The Media Review Network (MRN), a Muslim media watchdog, this week demanded an apology from the academic. In this article it discusses how people in South AFrica think that there is no evidence for this remark. However, Professor Solomon states several causes and will not back down. This article deals with terrorism because for one it is calling a state a sponser of terrorist (state sponsered). Also by Professor Solomon's remarks this could work out for the terrorist, because it looks like the people are backing them up by going against PRofessor Solomon. I was wondering if anyone knew what other problems this could cause in the region now, that it has created tension, let me know what you guys think,
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Austin Conners
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this bulletin was suppose to go towards the week of the 16th, but do to computer problems it did not post the first time and I had to repost it. Thank you for fixing that.
Austin Conners
I think it's really funny that Muslims, when presented with thing they find offensive (i.e. the Danish cartoon, this guy, etc), like being called terrorists, will immediately threaten their lives and the lives of their families... I remember when I was in Sri Lanka, Buddhists would often burn churches (Catholic ones, not ours yet) and beat Christians for trying to convert someone in their town... I can imagine them yelling "Buddha is the true way to peace and happiness, and we'll kill you if you don't think so too!" So with the Muslims that react so badly to stuff like this- "Islam is not a violent religion, we aren't terrorists, and unless you retract what you said, WE'LL KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY! RAWR!"
This post was suppose to be for the week of the 9th to 16 I did not get a grade for it. Will you please fix it, Thanks
austin
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