
Following the recent death of Osama bin Laden, the worldwide emotional reaction has gone from simmering to a boil. Recent cases of airplane passenger outburst and Islamaphobics targeting hate against Muslims are becoming more common with each passing day.
STORY: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: "Bin Laden Did Not Represent Islam"
As the Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wrote in the aftermath of the Osama bin Laden killing: “Bin Laden did not represent Islam. The Quran explicitly states that no soul shall be responsible for the sins of another.” So why has the reaction to Bin Laden’s death caused a sudden outbreak of Islamaphobia?
STORY: Hitler, George W. Bush & Everything You Didn't Know About The Bin Laden Killing
This is the reason why President Obama didn’t release the death photos of Bin Laden ― for fear of violent and hate filled outbreaks. Are we going back to last year when a rash of Islamic hate swept across America as a result of the “Ground Zero Mosque”? Has the death of Osama bin Laden resurrected hatred towards Muslims?
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