Omer M. Mozaffar

In the past, whenever a violent act was committed by a Muslim in this country or thousands of miles away, many non-Muslims would accuse the larger Muslim community of ignoring the problem of extremism.

Every religion should step up against extremism

For decades, Muslims have been unfairly singled out and asked where the “moderate” members of their community are and why they don’t speak up. Now it’s time for a lot of those who’ve been pointing fingers to look in the mirror and ask themselves the same question.

By Omer M. Mozaffar