Misguided Journalists on Cause of Muslim Violence

World Trade Center New York September 11, 2001

[From article]
Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Middle East Center argues for prohibition of hate speech in the U.S. Of course, curtailment of free speech is one of the central goals of Islamists and fundamentally antithetical to Western values. Instead of caving to extremist pressure, we might note the low numbers of demonstrators outside the embassies. Perhaps the Islamist instigators are struggling to attract a sufficient number of ordinary Muslims to these rage-fests. If so, might it be a sign that citizens in Islamic countries are realizing that religious criticism is customary in open societies—or that, more simply, ordinary Muslims are simply fed up at being manipulated for political purposes?

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JENS-MARTIN ERIKSEN AND FREDERIK STJERNFELT
Rejecting the Spark-and-Fire Metaphor
The West must learn to see Islamist violence as intentional, not spontaneous.
20 September 2012
City Journal