[quote]As the investigation into who was behind the Boston bombings goes on, Muslim communities are braced for a backlash should the perpetrator share their faith.
The day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Yusef was treated differently.
The 10-year-old went to his Ohio-area school and was surprised by a question from a classmate, according to his family. While the class was discussing the explosions, the classmate is said to have asked: "Does that mean Yusef is going to blow up the school?"
"We're all on the edge of our seats praying that the person who did these acts isn't a Muslim. We're tired of being blamed for the actions of one person."
[quote]A white terrorist will be framed as an individual aberration. A culprit who is an Arab, Muslim or black American will vilify an entire community of people”[/quote]
It's a sentiment shared by many, especially among Arab, African, Asian and Sikh Americans.[/quote]
Thoughts? I think it's unfair to brand a whole group on the actions of a few
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I read on CBC that the older brother had converted to Islam. I don't exactly remember, but I think the younger one did too. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't feel that Muslim communities in the West are doing enough to fight radicalization. Not that it's an easy fight by any means. But some of these terrorists aren't preying just Arabic Muslims anymore. One of the terrorists who was killed in the attack on the Nigerian gas plant was a white kid from London, Ontario. Think he was in his early 20s. The kid grew up Greek Orhtodox, too. Obviously someone got to him and messed with his head.