Wallflowers at the Revolution
The consequence of a decade’s worth of indiscriminate demonization of Arabs in America — and of the low quotient of comprehensive adult news coverage that might have helped counter it — is the steady rise in Islamophobia. Full Story »
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I totally agree with Rich's diagnosis. The hesitancy and discomfort about Egypt on the part of many American news pundits highlights the inadequacy of the talking points and stereotypes about the Middle East and Arabs that these pundits have relied on since 9/11.