1.0Islam In Americahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamericaSuzy Shuraymhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/author/smckee/Where Are the Adults? - Islam In Americarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UboXuCZ5Cj"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2012/09/15/where-are-the-adults/">Where Are the Adults?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/islaminamerica/2012/09/15/where-are-the-adults/embed/#?secret=UboXuCZ5Cj" width="600" height="338" title="“Where Are the Adults?” — Islam In America" data-secret="UboXuCZ5Cj" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In a nutshell: “if friendship between Egypt and the United States is contingent upon no American ever saying anything that will offend the religious sensibilities of Egyptians, then it is time to declare that friendship dead.” So writes Tarek Masoud in “Is This the Clash of Civilizations?”. He continues, “a few minutes of badly acted,…