dare we hope...?

Submitted by richard landes (United States), Jul 27, 2007 at 07:05

that another reason for this shift is that western hostility to islam -- despite the pervasive demands of political correctness -- based on their failure to denounce this behavior has troubled muslims who, part of an honor-shame culture, feel embarrassed by how thuggish they look to the rest of us.

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