Despite the horrible devastation and uproar surrounding protests in the Middle East and Northern Africa, the world may be able to squeeze out a small glimmer of hope. Due to what seem like never ending insults to their beloved Prophet from the Western world, the Muslim people have come together to rally against the U.S. and Western countries for their cause.
Unlike many past protests by the Muslim people, this month’s outrage has produced some historic changes with protests against Islamist militants, debates about religion’s involvement in politics, Muslim response to blasphemy, limits on “Freedom of Speech,” and initiatives for Muslims and non-Muslims to communicate together. “Innocence of Muslims,” which has gotten more than 30 million views since the protests erupted, may have ignited everything, but the protests, as we dig deeper, are even about the kind of society the Arab world is striving for.
Writers from the Huffington Post tried to pull some positivity from the recent events, “The protests have also persuaded some governments and religious authorities to turn anger into positive engagement. Qatar has announced that it is investing $450 million USD in a three-part epic that depicts the life of Prophet Mohammad. Ali Goma, the grand mufti of Egypt urged Muslims to “follow the Prophet’s example of enduring insults without retaliating” and reportedly is looking at launching an international campaign under the motto, ‘Know Mohammad,’ to explain Islam to the non-Muslim world.”
The publication continued to show another point, “On the other hand, the protests have also strengthened the hand of Muslim conservatives who insist on strict laws against blasphemy and limiting freedom of expression to ensure that Islam is shielded against criticism and mockery. Salafis in Egypt could succeed in pressuring the Muslim Brotherhood to include a ban on blasphemy in the drafting of the country’s new constitution. A similar provision has already been included in the draft Tunisian constitution. Saudi grand mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh and the grand imam of Cairo’s Al Azhar University, Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb, called separately for the criminalization of all insults of religious prophets and messengers.”
Americans and Muslims both agree that the movie was an extremely horrible representation of the Muslim faith. The average American would never disrespect the Muslim religion the way these filmmakers did, the same way we hope no one disrespects us or our beliefs. Its the actions and thoughts of close-minded people like the producers of “Innocence of Muslims” who ruin the images of both Americans and Muslims.
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