Daily News Article - April 21, 2008
1. What is ISNA?
2. What is a coalition of American Muslim groups, including ISNA, asking Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain to stop doing?
3. How does ISNA want Sen. McCain to refer to Islamic terrorists?
4. How has Sen. McCain's campaign responded to ISNA?
5. With whom do you agree: Sen. McCain (para. 5-6) or ISNA (para. 14-15)? Explain your answer.
6. Why do you think Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton refrain from using the term Islamic terrorists?
7. In what context does Sen. McCain use the terms Islamic terrorism or Islamic extremism or extremists?
8. What do you think of terrorism analyst Michael Ledeen's reaction (paragraphs 20-22) to ISNA's criticism of Sen. McCain?