WMR – “Is there something wrong with being a Muslim, asks Powell”
Your name: Victoria Wilmarth 10/20/08
Title of Article: “Is there something worn with being a Muslim, asks Powell”
Source of Article: Arab News (a news sources based in Saudi Arabia)
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=115621&d=21&m=10&y=2008
Place: United States, Middle East
Key People: Collin Powell
Vocabulary: none
Main Idea: An Arab Newspaper references former Secretary of State Collin Powell’s comments on Meet the Press. Powell briefly discussed being Muslim in America. He began by disagreeing with the negative things McCain and the Republicans have been saying about Obama in relation to Islam. Powell concludes his statement with a story about an American Muslim who died fighting in Iraq.
Your comments: I was very glad to see this article because it shows that many Americans are not against Islam and being Muslim in America. I think it is important that American as a nation develops the respect, tolerance, and understanding of Islam that Powell shows. Sending positive messages about Islam would also help America’s position in the Middle East.
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