1.  a) How many of the three news stories listed in the article were you aware of prior to reading this article?
b) Should the Muslims in any or all of these cases be accommodated?  In which, if any, do you support the opinion of the Muslims involved?  Explain your answer.

2.  a) Who is Keith Ellison?
b) How does Mr. Ellison's view of the controversies in Minnesota differ from that of moderate Muslims Omar Jamal and Zuhdi Jasser?

3.  What is the ultimate goal of CAIR and MAS, according to Omar Jamal?

4.  a) Describe the double-standard between the treatment of Muslims and Christians at public universities.
b) Why do you think universities accommodate one but not the other?  Be specific.

5.  a) What point does Omar Jamal make about transporting alcohol and scanning pork products?
b) Define fatwa.
c) Why does Mr. Jamal believe that Somalis in Minneapolis-St. Paul are uniquely vulnerable to manipulation by religious fatwa?

6.  What prevented the Metropolitan Airport Commission from accommodating Muslim taxi drivers by implementing a plan to provide color-coded top lights on all taxis so prospective passengers could identify alcohol-friendly cars?

7.  a) What is the real agenda of CAIR, according to Zuhdi Jasser?
b) What do you think the average American can do to prevent this from happening?

8.  Islam is a religion.  Islamism is defined as "an ideology that demands man's complete adherence to the sacred law of Islam and rejects as much as possible outside influence, with some exceptions (such as access to military and medical technology). It is imbued with a deep antagonism towards non-Muslims and has a particular hostility towards the West. It amounts to an effort to turn Islam, a religion and civilization, into an ideology."  (Read the complete explanation of the difference between Islam and Islamism at danielpipes.org/article/954.)
How are Mr. Jamal and Mr. Jasser working to combat the spread of Islamism in the U.S. Muslim community?

9. Re-read the last two paragraphs of the article.  Do you agree with the author's statement that "Not all exclusive truth claims are equal: Bible-based Christianity birthed American democracy; Quran-based Islam now threatens it"?  Explain your answer.