The Media's Misplace Sympathy for Islam

In her column for National Review, Mona Charen discusses the media's misplaced sympathy for Islam, and their tendency to ignore that crimes that are carried out in the religion's name:

The Times story about women who cover their entire bodies, including their faces, spoke of the challenges they face in America — the stares, the insults, the discomfort. Though the story made clear that Islam does not require women to socially disappear in this fashion, the women explained that covering makes them feel “closer to God.” There was more than a whiff of pity in the tale. “‘People don’t understand,’ [Hebah Ahmed] said, wiping a tear with the edge of her sleeve. ‘We’re really strong, but it takes a toll on you. Sometimes you think, I just want to rest.’”

There is nothing wrong with the editors’ decision to run a story about the small number of American Muslim women who choose to wear niqabs — except for this: Like other major liberal outlets, the Times has been utterly derelict in reporting about another aspect of life among American Muslims — honor killing.

When it comes to the brutal slayings of young Muslim women by their fathers, brothers, or husbands, the Times gets squeamish.

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