tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post840599328266381214..comments2023-10-31T15:54:05.715+03:00Comments on Naeem's Blog: GNP: Muslim Man to the Rescue!Naeem:http://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-62992951336472135462007-12-14T08:22:00.000+03:002007-12-14T08:22:00.000+03:00AA- Brownsandokan,"On a side note though, one of ...AA- Brownsandokan,<BR/><BR/>"On a side note though, one of my friends thought this line was somewhat worrisome:<BR/><BR/>"A Muslim-American saved us when our own people were on the train and didn't do anything," Adler said.""<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I also thought that line to be quite strange. <BR/><BR/>Was he referring to fellow Jewish passengers as his own people or other white passengers? If the former, I can't blame him cause in that same situation I would react similarly (ie. hold my fellow Muslim passengers to a higher standard and expectation). <BR/><BR/>However if it was the latter, I shake my head in disappointment at the subtle racism inherent in his remarks.Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-38276608015740175302007-12-14T08:14:00.000+03:002007-12-14T08:14:00.000+03:00AA- Amy,"but at times it's like people try to pret...AA- Amy,<BR/><BR/>"but at times it's like people try to pretend that nobody else on the train exists."<BR/><BR/>How true and how sad! And that seems to be a microcosm of life (especially in most developed nations), no?Naeem:https://www.blogger.com/profile/15397380149160556040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-63302342493752461422007-12-14T07:10:00.000+03:002007-12-14T07:10:00.000+03:00Good news indeed. Alhamdulillah. I'm sure there mu...Good news indeed. Alhamdulillah. I'm sure there must be literally hundreds of such stories every day in the Muslim world and in America but it's the ones that catch the attention of the likes of Spencer and Horowitz that capture nationwide attention.<BR/><BR/>On a side note though, one of my friends thought this line was somewhat worrisome:<BR/><BR/>"A Muslim-American saved us when our own people were on the train and didn't do anything," Adler said."Traveller ..https://www.blogger.com/profile/03377398536389176705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268156244556916801.post-17941063028228671422007-12-13T21:31:00.000+03:002007-12-13T21:31:00.000+03:00SalaamI've been to NYC once in my life and riding ...Salaam<BR/><BR/>I've been to NYC once in my life and riding the subway was kind of interesting... but at times it's like people try to pretend that nobody else on the train exists.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177578450022894894noreply@blogger.com