2008 Woodie Awards
Muslim sheds light on Danish cartoons
Rivkela Brodsky
Issue date: 3/31/06 Section: News
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Many Westerners thought the reaction of Muslims to the cartoons was uncalled for, he said.
"You have to understand the emotion," he said.
He said those emotions are caused by differences in communication and a lack of understanding between different cultures.
"The East and the West, they're different cultures; different religions, and people say, 'Why do the Muslim people hate us? Why do people in the Middle East hate the Americans?'" he said. "You know a lot of people in the Middle East do the same thing."
Randa Elbih, a coordinator of the event, said as a Muslim, she has been questioned as to why Muslims were offended by the cartoons. One of the purposes of the event was explain why Muslims reacted the way they did.
Student Jack Shaw said the talk was "spot-on."
"I'm Muslim, and I do feel the East has been hugely misrepresented," he said.
Suzanne Midani said she liked Nabulsi's point of the West and the East taking steps toward better communication.
Midani, a member of the Muslim Student Association, said she wished more people would have attended the event.
For Shireen Jasser, also a member of the Muslim Student Association, the purpose of the lecture was to have an open dialogue on the topic.
She said Muslims in America are often stereotyped.
"I want to be set apart from those stereotypes," she said.
The lecture was sponsored by the Muslim Student Association as part of Islam Awareness Week at UNM.
"You have to understand the emotion," he said.
He said those emotions are caused by differences in communication and a lack of understanding between different cultures.
"The East and the West, they're different cultures; different religions, and people say, 'Why do the Muslim people hate us? Why do people in the Middle East hate the Americans?'" he said. "You know a lot of people in the Middle East do the same thing."
Randa Elbih, a coordinator of the event, said as a Muslim, she has been questioned as to why Muslims were offended by the cartoons. One of the purposes of the event was explain why Muslims reacted the way they did.
Student Jack Shaw said the talk was "spot-on."
"I'm Muslim, and I do feel the East has been hugely misrepresented," he said.
Suzanne Midani said she liked Nabulsi's point of the West and the East taking steps toward better communication.
Midani, a member of the Muslim Student Association, said she wished more people would have attended the event.
For Shireen Jasser, also a member of the Muslim Student Association, the purpose of the lecture was to have an open dialogue on the topic.
She said Muslims in America are often stereotyped.
"I want to be set apart from those stereotypes," she said.
The lecture was sponsored by the Muslim Student Association as part of Islam Awareness Week at UNM.
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