Let us not allow media to be sanitised of criticism of Islam

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Oct 30, 2021 at 23:55

Dear Dr Pipes, It is well known that the media takes a politically correct stance on many issues. When it comes to Islam, this process of making things politically correct is fully complete now. Consider a recent report in Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/30/level-of-threat-against-lgbtq-afghans-escalating-and-escalating) about a LGBTQ person being "rescued" from Afghanistan by some UK-based LGBTQ volunteer organization. What is surprising is that no where in this article the words Islam/Islamists/Muslims are mentioned. No one in their right mind will assume that there is an Islamic angle behind this LGBTQ person having to be rescued from Afghanistan. Then why not mention it? Why should we protect Islam for a bad thing when Islam is actually the cause of that bad thing?

There are people in the world who see serious flaws in the way the religion and politics of Islam are practiced around us. I would request these people to do not let the media sanitize everyday reporting to protect Islam. If the media skips over an obvious connection to protect Islam, we should fill in that connection in our conversations. Most societies have found a way to accept the LGBTQ comunity among us. But In Islamic comunity LGBTQ people have to fear for their lives and run away to save their lives. What happened in Afghanistan in reference to this LGBTQ person is a living and breathing example of prevalence of violent living in the Islamic societies. Let us be aware of this. And, we all know that lives of minorities of all kinds are often in danger among Muslims. Muslims should contemplate hard on the problem of violence amongst them and not shove this problem under the rug,

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