In the face of tanks, Muslims support democracy
Rush Limbaugh and his “Ditto Heads” at Fox News have repeatedly been saying that Islam and democracy are not compatible. But the entire world witnessed how Muslim masses dauntlessly faced armed tanks in support of the democratically elected government in Turkey until the soldiers were forced to surrender.
The unprecedented images, surpassing the memory of Tiananmen Square, will remain indelibly etched in the world consciousness as a convincing argument that Islam is fully compatible with democratic values.
Mushtaq Hussain, Fresno
This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 2:27 PM with the headline "In the face of tanks, Muslims support democracy."