The motive of the attacks appeared to be efforts by the two Muslim leaders to combat the spread of radical Islam in the region. Tatarstan has long prided itself on the generally peaceful coexistence of moderate Muslims and Christians. But the region, about 500 miles east of Moscow, has been struggling to cope with the rise of radical Islam, which is espoused by rebel fighters in the Caucasus.
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Claim of Responsibility in Russia Attack - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Mr. Putin said he hoped the women would not be punished too harshly but suggested that the Orthodox Church had already shown more compassion under the circumstances than could be expected from other religions, including Islam. “If they had gone to the Caucasus — you don’t have to go far,” he said, “and desecrated some Muslim shrine — we would not even have had time to put them under our protection.”
Why the Reaction Is Different When the Terrorist Is White - Conor Friedersdorf - The At... - 1 views
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It ought to be self-evident that non-Muslims perpetrate terrorist attacks, and that a vanishingly small percentage of Muslims are terrorists, but those two truths aren't widely appreciated in America.
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you don't want to wind up in a class of people whose rights are determined by the Office of Legal Counsel
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Having flattened so many laws (and a good many innocents) in pursuit of the terrorist, the American majority is naturally loath to focus its attention on a terrorist who looks, talks, and dresses as they do. It is particularly uncomfortable for those in the country who feel most reflexively safe when "an American" is beside them on a plane, instead of a bearded man with a turban.
Quantifying 'Muslim Rage' | FAIR Blog - 1 views
Pam Geller's view of civilizational clash with Islam finds a home in the GOP - 0 views
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If the concept of clash of civilizations maps strongly onto partisan identities in the US, does that not suggest a mirror of the clash within the US body politic itself? Democracy and party politics are channels for such a clash toward (relatively) peaceful modes of conflict. What are the possibilities globally?
EUobserver.com / Opinion / Anti-Muslim violence: A wakeup call for European governments - 0 views
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Comment section supports the argument by containing Islamophobic comments.
The Profit of Islam on Vimeo - 0 views
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