re: #704 CuriousLurker

I think the Muslim support for the Palestinians has been a major problem for them especially after 9-11. CAIR, MAS, ISNA, etc have all been very supportive of the Palestinian cause have pretty all been at least somewhat supportive of terrorism. I think the universal support in the Muslim community has hurt them greatly.
They should learn from the Jewish community. There is a large degree of support for Israel but rarely results in support for terrorists (Kahanists, JDL, etc). There is also a wide variety of opinion about Israel, even many progressive secular Jews hate Israel. But at least the conversation is being had and I think that’s important. Muslims should be doing the same thing.

QFT.

CAIR, MAS, ISNA statements ≠ universal support in the Muslim community

There is every bit as much latitude of opinion in the Muslim community as there is in any other community. I would think that should be obvious unless the assumption is that Muslims are so addle-brained by their religion that they’re unable to form independent opinions.

I think that in the aftermath of 9/11, the US Muslim community is still struggling to find its voice. The likes of CAIR, who had an infrastructure in place, had a natural advantage in presenting themselves as the representative voice of Islam in America. It takes a while for alternatives to establish themselves and claim the bandwidth necessary to be noticed in the debate. Could you, CL, link to some moderate Muslim sources/organizations in the US?