One courageous Muslim

Raheel Raza, writing in the Vancouver Sun:

"From Dante's Inferno to the Danish cartoons, there have always been people who demean Islam. Does this harm the faith? No."

He goes on to say:

"But will Canadian Muslims thrive while trying to choke anyone who says boo? If an illegal immigrant is deported, is it Islamophobia? If people are picked up, suspected of plotting to behead our prime minister, is that Islamophobia?

"Only in the minds of those Muslims who want to give the impression that they are victims.

"I would like to ask what these Muslims were thinking when they came to Canada. Did they imagine they were coming to a sacred land where everything would be halal and holy? Also, were they forced to come here? Most of us came here for personal freedoms. Canada is a country where freedom of expression is a cherished value. This includes the freedom to criticize the followers of a faith if they're indulging in stupidities."

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Now, THIS is the kind of stuff we need to read more of. But, *sigh* ... I hope Mr. Raza doesn't get death threats, as so many moderate Muslims have.