Why does the Middle East east errupt over a really quite stupid, low budget independent film that mocks Islam? Would you burn down your neighbor's house because his son called you a "Doo Doo Head" and stuck his toungue out at you? Would religious fundamentalists take top the streets and storm embassies if someone, say, recorded a pop song that mocked Jesus? Probably not. So I've been wondering- what ELSE is going on there? Here's one prospective answer.
From the New York Times:
Cultural Clash Fuels Muslims Raging at Film
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/middleeast/muslims-rage-over-film-fueled-by-culture-divide.html
From the New York Times:
Cultural Clash Fuels Muslims Raging at Film
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/world/middleeast/muslims-rage-over-film-fueled-by-culture-divide.html
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