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United Airlines, basing their decision on what they interpreted
as open discrimination.
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This incident is so trivial that it was almost a non-event, but
posted as it was on Facebook by the above Muslim passenger,
it became sensational news for the media, and was reported on
a large scale. It is such reporting which appears in the media
almost on a daily basis, which has developed hatred among
Muslims for other communities, especially those of the West.
This kind of selective reporting is the greatest problem
of the present times, in that it has spread negative thinking
across the world. The Muslim authors and reporters who
spread such news have become trendsetters for Muslims.
These trendsetters are the ones who are responsible for the
Muslims’ present state.
It is not possible to change these writers’ and speakers’
proclivities. However, we can educate people so that they do
not become provoked but ignore such events and reports, and
refrain from allowing their thinking to be adversely affected.
Everyone enjoys freedom in this world. We cannot take
away people’s freedom, but certainly we have the wisdom not
to form opinions on the basis of wrong reporting. We should
form opinions based on our own reasoning.
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