15 November 2011

'All-American Muslim' Misleads on Islam

TLC’s much-ballyhooed All-American Muslim reality show makes its agenda clear in its opening sequences: shots of a hijabbed girl roller-skating, Muslims dancing at a wedding, an American flag waving proudly in the breeze, and newspaper clippings proclaiming “4 in 10 Americans ‘suspicious’ of Muslims,” “Outrage at Ground Zero ‘Mosque,’” and “Muslims Brace for Backlash.”

The point of the show is to depict Muslims as ordinary folks just like you and me who are subjected to unjust suspicion. [HUMAN EVENTS] Read more