Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Muslims barred from picture at Obama event

For Obama, the old-fashioned image-making contrasts with his promise to transcend identity politics, and to embrace all elements of America. Photo: AP

"Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit on Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate."

Yarmulke - YES! Hijab - NO!

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