X. Benedict Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 This was in The Week, sorry I don't have a link but I thought it was worth typing out. I went to New York City to write about prejudice against Muslims, said Mohammed A.R. Galadari in the UAE's Khalleej Times. To my shock, I couldn't find any. Muslims in New York "live as normal a life as anybody else there." It's not as though they are few in number, or hidden away. Muslim's from the Middle East and South Asia "are a visable presence" all over the city. Many drive cabs or run sidewalk food carts. Some of the more educated work in office buildings, as computer programmers or in other professions, Muslim women stand out even more, as many of them wear head scarves. Yet even they reported "no discrimination worth mentioning," But even then, "I am told that those who faced problems in the past, Muslims or non-Muslims, were the illegals." And they were looked down on not for their religion, but because they were taking jobs from legal residents. "The big city has a big heart, and treats all as equal. That's the greatness about it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Someone actually wrote and published that article. How dare they! It's not what America wants to hear... LA LA LA LA LA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 There's a shock. But it's a good thing Bad Things escaped to New Zealand to get away from the culture of bigotry and oppression here in the US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 This was in The Week, sorry I don't have a link but I thought it was worth typing out. I went to New York City to write about prejudice against Muslims, said Mohammed A.R. Galadari in the UAE's Khalleej Times. To my shock, I couldn't find any. Muslims in New York "live as normal a life as anybody else there." It's not as though they are few in number, or hidden away. Muslim's from the Middle East and South Asia "are a visable presence" all over the city. Many drive cabs or run sidewalk food carts. Some of the more educated work in office buildings, as computer programmers or in other professions, Muslim women stand out even more, as many of them wear head scarves. Yet even they reported "no discrimination worth mentioning," But even then, "I am told that those who faced problems in the past, Muslims or non-Muslims, were the illegals." And they were looked down on not for their religion, but because they were taking jobs from legal residents. "The big city has a big heart, and treats all as equal. That's the greatness about it." 600128[/snapback] New York City is the greatest city in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 New York City is the greatest city in the world. 600192[/snapback] Absolutely. Which begs the question: Why on earth was he looking for predjudice in the most tolerant city on the planet? He could have gone to any number of other cities that had issues with muslims after 9-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Absolutely. Which begs the question: Why on earth was he looking for predjudice in the most tolerant city on the planet? He could have gone to any number of other cities that had issues with muslims after 9-11. 600204[/snapback] becuz dats wer 9/11 wuz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Where I live the guy who runs the Indian Resturant got rocks through his windows with messages to go back to Iraq. He's Hindu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Coli Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) becuz dats wer 9/11 wuz. 600233[/snapback] The tone of his piece suggests he was going to NYC expecting to find predjudism against muslims. I went to New York City to write about prejudice against Muslims, said Mohammed A.R. Galadari in the UAE's Khalleej Times. To my shock, I couldn't find any. Had he done any research at all, he wouldn't have had to make the trip. EDIT: He could have asked the Republican Senator from Montana, Conrad Burns about arab predjudice: Burns' office may have tampered with Wikipedia entry A recent investigation by Wikinews -- Wikipedia's fact-checking service -- found that an unknown editor using an Internet protocol address assigned to the Republican senator's office removed references to a comment Burns made in 1999 calling Arabs "ragheads" Edited February 10, 2006 by Johnny Coli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Which begs the question: Why on earth was he looking for predjudice in the most tolerant city on the planet? 600204[/snapback] Maybe he was reading the gospel according to Al Sharpton? Hymietown is very racist and intolerable of other cultures. Of course, since nearly every human culture imaginable is present in the city, they must mean we're intolerant of Klingons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Maybe he was reading the gospel according to Al Sharpton? 600261[/snapback] People actually listen to that clown and believe him with a straight face??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdh1 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 New York City is the greatest city in the world. 600192[/snapback] F*#@K the Jets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 F*#@K the Jets 600332[/snapback] Don't worry, they're not coming to NYC yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 New York City is the greatest city in the world. 600192[/snapback] I have done my share of traveling and that is a fact! New York City is the greatest city in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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