Very Off-Putting, to say the least

Mahdi Bray, the Poor Old Country Muslim from Norfolk, Virginia... is taking up a collection for the victims of Katrina, but in an unsurprising manifestation of Islam's sharp and all-encompassing distinction between believers and unbelievers, he seems to be chiefly concerned about the Muslim victims. In this press release from the Muslim American Society (thanks to the one who sent this), he says: "It is critical that we all pull together to help the thousands of Muslims and their neighbors who have been devastated by Katrina."

Imagine the outcry that would ensue if any charitable organization declared, "It is critical that we all pull together to help the thousands of Christians and their neighbors who have been devastated by Katrina," or "It is critical that we all pull together to help the thousands of Jews and their neighbors who have been devastated by Katrina." Other groups help everybody they can, without asking about their religion first. But not Good Old Mahdi's MAS.

[h/t to Dhimmi Watch via Silly Little Country]

I know it says "and their neighbors". But what an off-putting way to word a press release.