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January 7, 2010 Posted by Abu-Tayeb Khairdeen | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

Politically Correct?

Politically Correct?

Here are the powers, rushing for a nuclear hour,

In our day, thriving in the arms race – contest.

And their annexation of terror to Islam

Is like putting dictionary words in context.

Today we are faced with many public situations where – if we have any sense – we think twice before saying something that may offend someone. This is known nowadays as political correctness. We are in such a time when there is sensitivity as to which words are used to denote someone’s race, nationality, sexuality etc. And while some would say there is over-sensitivity in how much is being censored, I would agree with the complete denunciation of racist terms once thought of as normal in the past. However, why is there no consistency in this when it comes to faith?

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January 7, 2010 Posted by Abu-Tayeb Khairdeen | Muslim Minorities | , , , | No Comments Yet