No Mosques Here

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   S Booth

   tis, 09/29/2015 - 22:08

   S Booth

   This is promoting an idea that all Muslims are bad. Categorizing all people into one group like this is extremely dangerous.

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   SMPutnam

   sön, 11/22/2015 - 03:43

   SMPutnam

   I agree that there's a definite difference between "Islamization" (or at least, what critics of Islam describe when they talk about Islamization) and the simple presence of mosques within a city. If freedom of religion is the law of the land, surely Muslims have as much right to built their holy buildings as do any other religion. That said, there's so little actual information here that I don't think it'd doing much to sway anyone's opinion. I see these kinds of signs as a way for like-minded people - in this case, Islamophobes - to identify themselves and each other. I don't deny the power of symbols, especially ones borne from a place of hate. But I also don't think that a "mosque with a slash through it" is particularly beneficial or harmful.

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   Candice Zamora

   sön, 11/22/2015 - 04:55

   Candice Zamora

   I can't imagine what the benefits of isolating and excluding an entire population within your country might be. Trying to ban Islam is going to contribute to whatever problems these countries are already experiencing.

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   Jingling Hu

   sön, 11/22/2015 - 06:14

   Jingling Hu

   This sign is not very clear, people cannot recognize what the image is. And the meaning of the sign is too exclusive.

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   Zachary J. Davis

   sön, 11/22/2015 - 07:05

   Zachary J. Davis

   This example portrays men in business attire, giving the impression that they are either political figures, or business executives with power. They hold signs that seem to be telling the audience they should ban Middle Eastern individuals and their faith. And in a way, those towers look like missiles.

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   lola

   sön, 11/22/2015 - 08:50

   lola

   I found this to be open to interpretation in being harmful or beneficial. It obviously is propaganda that supports a specific idea and because it appears to be political I cant determine its effectiveness as propaganda.

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   Drew Hinkle

   fre, 12/11/2015 - 20:12

   Drew Hinkle

   i think its really rude that they don't want Islamic people to have the chance to go their type of church.

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   Sarah

   ons, 04/20/2016 - 02:08

   Sarah

   Even though this image shows people with overall smiling expressions their signs of protest show discontent with the Islamic people. I think this is harmful to people who share Islamic beliefs and they will more likely than not be hurt by these signs.

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   Andy

   lör, 04/23/2016 - 22:17

   Andy

   It is not immediately clear that this an anti-Islamic sentiment, but this is still a harmful example because these people clearly harbor ideas that harm Muslims.

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   willow

   fre, 05/13/2016 - 19:52

   willow

   this is obviously propaganda because they have well dressed men and women, all of the same race. They are holding signs to ban a specific group of people, and religion.

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   GetOffMyLawn

   tors, 11/23/2017 - 11:11

   GetOffMyLawn

   Which is the propaganda? The people protesting, which is their right, or the photography department who have managed to crop the original to leave just older white men?
   
   To know whether it is propaganda or not, can we see the original image, before it was cropped? Also, show us other wider shots of the crowd. Also, show us images of equivalent Islamic demonstrations so we can place this image in context. After all, we have all seen them, if not actually been caught up in them.

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