America: The land of mass media

This is a follow up to last night. What I wanted to share is something a reader passed on to me that gives a little light on what, according to the links below, is a very under reported position of Muslim-Americans. I'm going to just copy and paste from my blog and then maybe close with some additional comments. Then I'll be done with this subject for awhile I think.

A reader gave me some links to articles and other links where Muslim leaders are speaking out against terrorism in the name of Islam. I appreciated the information and enjoyed the read. However, I also found myself asking the question, "Is condemning the violence enough?" That was then followed by the question, "At what point will I be satisfied that Muslim-Americans are doing enough to stop the violence?" I don't have answers to those questions. But at least knowing the questions is a starting point. The answers may not be favorable for me or Islam. I'll let you know.

So here are the links:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/01/barrett/?source=rss

http://www.muhajabah.com/otherscondemn.php

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/007077.php

http://baheyeldin.com/terrorism/do-muslims-ever-condemn-terrorist-attacks.html


With all the potential air time that these things could be getting, I think that it is a shame that the media is not making this a greater part of their reports. Now I know that Glen Beck is pretty outspoken about this theme but I don't know enough about his comments and position on the subject. I have seen some of his reports and wonder (hope?) he is seeing these articles and links that claim that Islam is peaceful. But as I said above, when will I (America) be satisfied?

Just today, I came across an article about a Saudi woman who has been convicted of violating an Islam based law forbidding unmarried women from being alone with a man. Her punishment: 90 lashes. Oh, and she was also gang raped 14 times by other men who stopped the car she and the man she was alone with were driving. Peaceful? I'm still having a hard time seeing it.