tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014106.post4459042672436592963..comments2023-09-08T01:35:21.679-07:00Comments on Zaki's Corner / Zaki Hasan: End of "The Bin Laden Decade"Zakihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06150118173142516267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014106.post-69142633401747069772011-05-09T11:34:43.268-07:002011-05-09T11:34:43.268-07:00As a general rule, I use American Muslim, as I did...As a general rule, I use American Muslim, as I did in this piece.Zakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014455379015009582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014106.post-37635268698731714612011-05-09T11:21:51.889-07:002011-05-09T11:21:51.889-07:00I REALLY liked the article, there is one issue I h...I REALLY liked the article, there is one issue I have and that is: the phrase 'Muslim Americans' adds to problem here are a few example from the article: "Muslim Americans also share blame due to hermitically sealing themselves in an isolated, cultural cocoon and not proactively engaging civic society in wider numbers." & "Ten years later, at least many of us now understand that the only way forward is by embarking on this journey together. We have also earned and learned the valuable lesson that if we are to truly change ourselves, then the only way to escape our shadow is to finally confront it." --- show clearly why the construction "Muslim American" is adding to this problem: use American Muslim instead! http://muslimmatters.org/2011/04/19/muslim-american-or-american-muslims-here-is-why-it-matters/Iesahttp://muslimmatters.org/author/iesa-galloway/noreply@blogger.com