In an attempt to defuse racial profiling against them after the event in Libya, local Muslims play into it. Local imams and Muslim leaders in Minnesota say things like “American Muslims have not violently protested” and “Muslims also respect limits,” and “You will not find Muslims doing…” and also, “Most Muslims have enough intelligence,” as if we are different species. All of these comments came from the same Star Tribune article (Sept. 16, 2012).
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