I had the displeasure of watching Mr. Zahr spew ignorance as Tucker plowed him over like a bulldozer. While on the show, Zahr claimed the media has a bias against non-Caucasians when they commit crimes. Clearly, he was most concerned with how Arabs and Muslims are portrayed. He insinuated it was wrong to assume terrorism when Muslims commit crimes such as mass shootings, bombings, etc. Well, Mr. Zahr, let's take a look into why, shall we?
The fact of the matter is the overwhelming majority of terrorism stems from Muslims, and the religion is by far the most fundamentalist [1]. To add to this, there is a deep support for extremism. According to data from Pew Research, there are 680,030,000 radical Muslims in Muslim-majority countries and nations with large Muslim populations - meaning the research does not cover the world as a whole, so the number is lower than it should be [2]. Some highlights from the research includes:
Pakistan - 76% of the people want strict Sharia Law in all Muslims countries
Bangladesh - 2/3's support honor killings of women
Turkey - 32% state honor killings of women could be justified
Egypt - 70% hold a positive or mixed view on Osama bin Laden
Perhaps this is the reason we are able to understand why Muslims committing such crimes have a motive, or maybe it's the fact the perpetrators yell "Allahu akbar" ("God is the greatest) and/or make claims their actions are for various terror organizations.
On to the conflation of religion and race/ethnicity. For a man who is a law professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy, you sure seem to be void of common sense and logic. First and foremost (as Tucker so clearly pointed out), Islam is a religion, not a race/ethnicity. There are Muslims from all walks of life, ethnicities, and races. To add to your ignorance, you asked Tucker what he considers the Boston Bombers. The Boston Bombers were Muslim - no one cares if they are Arab or Chechen. Their ethnicity is irrelevant. When focus is taken from the true root of the problem the problem grows and remains unsolved. This is not a race issue, it's an ideological issue. You've put yourself at the same level as the Huffington Post who publishes false headlines such as:
Mr. Zahr, I suggest you use a bit more logic in the future. No one is falling for the "we are the victim card" in regards to Islamic extremism. The use of terror by Islam is not something of new, but something of old - let us not forget events such as the Muslim invasions of the Levant, Armenian Highlands, and Europe. Let us not forget the Armenian Genocide, Greek Genocide, Assyrian Genocide, and others. It's time for Islam to address itself, as Christianity had to do so long ago.
You've done a massive disservice to the university you instruct at. Stick to comedy, Amer, because you're clearly inept to be involved in academics.
