Manchester attack: more terrorism tied to a radical Muslim, more fears of an anti-Muslim backlash
by Bobby Ross Jr, Get Religion:
It is – sadly – an all-too-familiar storyline.
I’m talking about the Manchester attack, which appears to be tied to a radical Muslim extremist. As Rod “friend of this blog” Dreher boiled it down over at the American Conservative, “Once Again, Islamic Terror.”
Once again, a related story line involves Muslims concerned about a backlash because of their religion. Such reaction pieces have become a staple of terrorism coverage at least since 9/11. Most of these pieces are pretty predictable. However, some are better than others, as we’ve discussed repeatedly here at GetReligion.
Newsweek’s quick hit from Manchester is not bad: