GETTING A CLUE ABOUT THE MUSLIM WORLD.(Editorial)

From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: April 11, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: AKBAR S. AHMED Professor

With U.S. troops now in Baghdad, the war with Iraq is moving according to plan, say military officials in Washington. The relationship between the United States and the Muslim world is another matter.

The problem is that the Muslim world now sees the United States through the U.S. television channels. It is a monolithic image, with retired generals and colonels commenting on the progress of the war with suitable charts and maps in front of them. They talk with authority about Tomahawk missiles and B-52 bombers.

But they are less ...

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