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Why Muslims Hate America
posted on September 24, 2012At The Washington Post, Qasim Rashid suggests that instead of “why do Muslims hate [Americans]?,” the more important question to ask in the wake of the uproar surrounding the anti-Muslim film produced in the U.S. is “why don’t we get it.” “Our image in many Muslim majority nations,” explains Rashid, “is that of a people who support dictators when convenient for oil and economic gain and overthrow them when not—all the while preaching the free speech, democracy, and freedom that we don’t practice.”