This week all I have been reading about from Facebook to The New York Times has to do with the controversy surrounding the plans proposed to build a Mosque two blocks from Ground Zero and the Burning of the Quran by a Floridian Pastor and his small community. I read letters in The Guardian from readers telling of their own experiences regarding religious tolerance and the book burning. It was really interesting to see how people in another part of the world were relating to the struggles concerning Citizens of the United States. The Guardian also had articles that were more in depth than the US papers, one profiled a Muslim woman who lived in a small town in Tennessee, which much to her surprise has become “a focus of hate in the Muslim world” (McGreal). The Guardian pinpointed a much more specific issue in the US, rather than reporting about the remembrance and services held for 9/11, which would have more of an impact on Stateside readers, than those in the U.K. The British newspaper finds detailed stories that clue their readers into what the general attitudes and views are of people in the states. The New York Times ran articles as well to portray the overall feelings of Muslim Americans, especially in the wake of so much controversy. I also found a lot more opinion pieces and letters from readers in The New York Times that expressed remorse for the general un-accepting attitude of the nation. The Los Angeles Times contained a lot of stories about the Mosque, and September 11th ceremonies, while still trying to incorporate local aspects, that made the articles relatable to their readers.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/florida-pastor-calls-off-koran-burning/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/10/quran-burning-how-the-story-grew
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/10/us-muslims-america-alienated-hatred
is this your blog? it reads like a reading response. I'm confused
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