It's somewhat disheartening that when a man of Muslim faith says something offensive, it causes such incredible reaction. When Mohammad Yunus gives micro credit loans to WOMEN specifically, spending years developing a system to get poor families into a better socio-economic situation, he gets a "Yay!" for one second. What's up with that?
2006-10-25 19:29:41 · 7 answers · asked by Globetrotter 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Nobel prizes dont sell papers, outrage does.
2006-10-25 19:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by O RLY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Nobel Peace Prize is great, and all who get it deserve the greates honours and accolades.
I just do not get that excited by these awards, and I do not think many people do. WHATEVER the religion of the person who won the prize. I am sorry, that is the way I feel.
2006-10-26 02:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not fair, is it? I wonder if it would be different if Yunus were from a hot spot, such as Iran or Iraq, rather than from Bangladesh. My understanding is that he's been doing this bank thing for years, possibly before radically conservative Islam found its stronghold and women were not deemed inferior, so it wasn't such a big deal when he began.
2006-10-26 02:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by Come on in, the water's lovely 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's because Islamophobia sells papers and if other people start to realise that muslims are just like the rest of us then the papers have to find someone else to blame for the world's problems...
2006-10-26 03:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's any consolation, the fact that he got a Nobel means his name and story will come up often in the future.
2006-10-26 06:59:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobel peace prize is always political. Nobody takes it seriously.
2006-10-26 04:23:59 · answer #6 · answered by curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good news isn't news. Also, it's presumed to have far less impact on the average person than fostering hate would.
2006-10-26 02:34:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋