The vote in US Congress to ‘monitor and combat Islamophobia’ is a small but positive step
By Ramzy Baroud, Special to Gulf News
(GULF NEWS) The result of a vote, on Dec. 14, in the US House of Representatives regarding the combating of Islamophobia, may, possibly, appear to be a positive sign of change, that Washington is finally confronting this sociopolitical evil. However, conclusions must not be too hasty.
Disquietingly, Congress was nearly split on the vote. While 219 voted in favour of the resolution, 212 voted against it. What is so objectionable about the resolution that prompted a ‘nay’ vote by such a large number of American representatives?
