Your average Muslim Joe and Mary
Your average Muslim Joe and Mary by Arif Ahmad Eradicated en masse by the Muslim fundamentalists for not being Muslim enough and siding with the West Tried unilaterally in the media, embarrassed, condemned, regarded with suspicion, frisked at the airports, many having lost their lives and checked off as collateral damage by the warring West Often misunderstood and taken out of context Never for a conflict, we like it quiet and out of limelight Not expecting anyone to bail us out or elevate our status Some fault for all this surely lies with us We are your average Muslim Joe and Mary, the single largest casualty, the silent tragedy of this war on terror And it is for us to find a way out of this rut To become a world-class scientist, a politician, an artist, an entrepreneur, a philosopher Excel at living and never say never Copyright 2015 The Optimist