tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393789630654201617.post3641447868159224602..comments2021-11-11T15:52:01.091-08:00Comments on Common Era: To Burn or not to Burn, Is that really the Question?Lauren B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18204698287446069662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393789630654201617.post-26657239202411922312010-09-10T11:16:56.280-07:002010-09-10T11:16:56.280-07:00I think the kind of debate that the pastor's p...I think the kind of debate that the pastor's proposed plan to burn copies of the Qura'an can help in cross-cultural understanding. But it depends on the role of the media how to guide this debate towards an understanding among the diverse population of the US and among the nations of the world.<br />It was the global uproar, magnified by the mass media, that forced the pastor to shelve his planned protest. The role of the media becomes all the more important in a crisis situation because communities and country communicate with each other through the mass media.<br />The mass media, instead of playing up such issues, should educate the rest of the world that the church that the pastor, Terry Jones, does not speak for the whole American society; he heads only 50 people. Similarly, the forces that are bent on harming the U.S. and its people are a minuscule of the Muslim community. But the acts of these few on both sides are creating a yawing gap between the so-called East and West. The role of the media is to bridge this gap, not to increase it. And it can be done by creating cross-cultural understanding.Faizullah Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057335564746259561noreply@blogger.com