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Article Name: Neighborly, Reflective, Committed: New York City’s Muslims
Author: Matthew Weiner
Summary: In the city of Ground Zero, what are Muslims saying about cartoons? When I ask the question to Muslim friends, they tell me stories I wish more people could hear. Muslims in New York seem remarkably unconsumed by the cartoons, because well before 9/11 hey understood the need to be self-critical and work with the larger community to be part of our shared civic life. Of course they are concerned, just not consumed. Work goes on, some of which involves partnerships across religious lines, and such camaraderie is precious. As an interfaith organizer who happens to be Jewish, I probably miss a dark side of opinion. But the following three stories are noteworthy. Download full text.
