Yellow Pages sponsors "Muslim Heritage" Program that claims Arab Christians as Muslims
Posted by Robert on November 19, 2007 3:48 PM
[1] The press release (thanks to [2] LGF) says proudly:
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- YELLOWPAGES.travel and SearchBoth.com have officially launched their long-anticipated Muslim Heritage Video Program. The three-minute emotional rollercoaster takes you through the trials and tribulations of Muslim-Americans before leading into the vast contributions Muslims from around the world have made.
Emotional rollercoaster? Yes. You see, since 9/11 people have gotten the crazy idea that some Muslims are terrorists, and Muslims are facing worldwide persecution as a result. But this persecution is unjustified, you see, because -- well, just look at prominent Muslims such as Donna Shalala, Edward Said, Senator John Sununu, Frank Zappa, George Mitchell, and Spencer Abraham! They're all listed, along with others, in [3] this video for the program.
One of the many problems with this scenario is that none of the people I listed above are actually Muslims. I am fairly certain that several others listed in the video aren't either -- Michael DeBakey and George Maloof, among others also. Muslims don't have names like Michael and George, but Lebanese Christians and other Arabic-speaking Christians do.
It's fairly pathetic when an initiative boasting of one's achievements has to borrow those of other people.
UPDATE: The video has been pulled, but Bryan of [4] Hot Air has it -- with an addendum pointing out some of the errors.
Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/11/yellow-pages-sponsors-muslim-heritage-program-that-claims-arab-christians-as-muslims.html
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