Irshad Manji and the American Left (and the Neocons, and the so-called "Intelligentsia" at large)

Most of you are probably familiar with Irshad Manji, a Canadian "journalist", a wanton Muslim-basher who proudly called herself an atheist before realising it was more profitable to market herself as a "practising Muslim" who just happens to hate Muslims, the Qur'an, Muhammad, and Palestinians, and who happens to love Bush and praise Israel for its "compassionate" policies vis-a-vis the Palestinians.

M. Junaid Alam (who for some reason has now taken to calling himself M. Junaid Levesque-Alam), an excellent writer, explores some of the reasons for Manji's extreme popularity among the American intelligentsia, from both the right and the left.

The only thing American conservatives and liberals can agree on, it seems, is that Mozzlims suck.

Check it out:

http://counterpunch.org/junaid08272008.html

Levesque-Alam's coverage of the Asbahi affair, and Manji's reaction to it, is worth paying close attention to.

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