{"id":1746,"date":"2003-03-17T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2003-03-17T07:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2003-03-17T02:24:02","modified_gmt":"2003-03-17T07:24:02","slug":"mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/","title":{"rendered":": Mood Is Grim Among Muslims On Eve Of Iraq War"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tr>\n<td><img><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com%2Farticle.cfm%3FobjectID%3D0404A13E-E960-4807-81EB48D92CF4E7CF\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">massive protests<\/a>, overwhelming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldtribune.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FSite%3DSH%26Date%3D20030315%26Category%3DNEWS%26ArtNo%3D303150374%26Ref%3DAR%26Profile%3D1029\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">world opinion<\/a>, and even a threatened UN Security Council <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com%2F2003%2F03%2F17%2Finternational%2Fmiddleeast%2F17RECO.html%3Fex%3D1048482000%26en%3Dd836c19805838573%26ei%3D5062%26partner%3DGOOGLE\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">veto<\/a>, it looks like the US is going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com%2Fmld%2Fkansascitystar%2F5409051.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">meet its deadline<\/a> for war on Iraq with, uh, military precision.  Meanwhile, the Muslim world remains divided.  Even though the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adn.com%2F24hour%2Fworld%2Fstory%2F804303p-5727260c.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">vast majority<\/a> of the world\u2019s Muslims are opposed to war w\/Iraq and are taking a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com%2Fdailyglobe2%2F075%2Fnation%2FSome_moderate_Islamic_clerics_take_a_new_hard_line_against_US%2B.shtml\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">harder line<\/a> as war approaches, Muslim countries are offering little resistance, and are even passively (Pakistan\u2019s Security Council fence-sitting) or actively (via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com%2Farticle.cfm%3FobjectID%3DC1ADA6E8-6DE9-48F6-B2292D93DF3B0910\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">loaned bases<\/a> in the Gulf) supporting the war effort.  In the UK, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk%2FIraq%2FStory%2F0%2C2763%2C914389%2C00.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">grilled<\/a> by Muslim leaders, and Muslim voters prepared to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.independent.co.uk%2Fuk%2Fpolitics%2Fstory.jsp%3Fstory%3D387614\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">punish certain Labour MPs<\/a> for supporting war.  The \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailytimes.com.pk%2Fdefault.asp%3Fpage%3Dstory_17-3-2003_pg3_3\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Muslim street<\/a>\u201d in Europe is speaking out as well.  Here in the US, the FBI and major Muslim communities have kissed and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Farticles%2FA23031-2003Mar13.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">made up<\/a> \u2013 at least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bayarea.com%2Fmld%2Fmercurynews%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F5408486.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">in public<\/a> \u2013 to head off the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com%2Farticle.cfm%3FobjectID%3D2B0D8AD3-3CF4-4F79-BF31EA91FF09BCEF\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">expected rise<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyherald.com%2Fsearch%2Fmain_story.asp%3Fintid%3D37693370\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">hate crimes<\/a> once war starts.  As for the war itself, Muslim opinion is complex.  Indeed, Muslims are playing an active role in the anti-war movement, but Iraqi-Americans are actively <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtontimes.com%2Fnational%2F20030317-32874750.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">supporting it<\/a>.  \u201cThe Muslim or Arab mind is divided,\u201d says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesdaily.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FDate%3D20030317%26Category%3DAPN%26ArtNo%3D303170573%26Ref%3DAR\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Haider Bhuiyan<\/a>, grade-school principal of the Islamic Academy of Alabama. \u201cNo concerned or fair-minded Muslim can support Saddam Hussein. But at the same time, they don\u2019t want war to break out and for people to be killed.\u201d  Muslims are turning to prayer (even in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.news8austin.com%2Fcontent%2Fheadlines%2F%3FArID%3D64817%26SecID%3D2\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">legislature<\/a> of Bush\u2019s home state) in these last few hours.  \u201cWe are just keeping our trust in Allah,\u201d said Bhuiyan, \u201cwhether war breaks out or not.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Shahed Amanullah is editor-in-chief of altmuslim.com.\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With diplomatic efforts fading and US trigger fingers getting itchier, anger gives way to resignation as Muslims watch from the sidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-briefings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>: Mood Is Grim Among Muslims On Eve Of Iraq War<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With diplomatic efforts fading and US trigger fingers getting itchier, anger gives way to resignation as Muslims watch from the sidelines.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\": Mood Is Grim Among Muslims On Eve Of Iraq War\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With diplomatic efforts fading and US trigger fingers getting itchier, anger gives way to resignation as Muslims watch from the sidelines.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"altmuslim\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2003-03-17T07:24:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shahed Amanullah\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/\",\"name\":\": Mood Is Grim Among Muslims On Eve Of Iraq War\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2003-03-17T07:24:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2003-03-17T07:24:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#\/schema\/person\/0e0efbb645cc461c721083358f82f945\"},\"description\":\"With diplomatic efforts fading and US trigger fingers getting itchier, anger gives way to resignation as Muslims watch from the sidelines.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/2003\/03\/mood_is_grim_among_muslims_on_eve_of_iraq_war\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\": Mood Is Grim Among Muslims On Eve Of Iraq War\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/altmuslim\/\",\"name\":\"altmuslim\",\"description\":\"Global perspectives on Muslim life, politics &amp; 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