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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Stories and content by Rahaf Kalaaji

The cartoons of Muhammad are only racist Islamophobia

By Rahaf Kalaaji / February 17, 2006
It’s not about cartoons. It’s not about freedom of speech, expression, or the press. It’s not about a “clash of civilizations.” The controversy over the Danish cartoons that negatively portrayed the Prophet Muhammad is about racism, equality, and whether we as Muslims are welcome as citizens in the West. As the protests worldwide have escalated in...
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