New York Escorts: US witnesses eruption of anti-Muslim hatred
This was an ugly foretaste of the oncoming wave of religious bigotry and xenophobia that will mark this fall’s American elections. Fear and hatred of Islam are becoming the Republican Party’s mantra.
President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ran serious political risk by defending the right of Muslims to build their centre in lower Manhattan. The president rightly noted that choosing the downtown site may not have been wise, but it was the absolute right of its proponents, a right which we as Americans must defend at all costs.
Now, the hard right and conservative media are howling that the prayer centre — which is actually interfaith — somehow violates the profound sanctity of the 9/11 “holy ground”.
No mention of the strip clubs, massage parlours, escort services and bars next to this lower Manhattan “holy ground”.
See the full article from “Gulf Times”