That the kindergarten logic of “hear no evil, see no evil” is being used in order to sway public opinion in favor of the Center, but while the success of these maneuvers remains to be seen, its damage is immediately apparent: if Park51 ‘sounds’ nothing like mosque, claims to ‘be’ nothing like a mosque, and, ‘looks’ nothing like a mosque, then, and only then, does it emerge a defensible endeavor within the United States.
Aisha Ghani
Aisha Ghani is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford. She is currently formulating a dissertation project that focuses on the impact of post-911 laws and policies on Muslims within the United States.
