During the attacks
on a kosher supermarket
in Paris
a Muslim man named Lassana Bathily
protected Jewish hostages
by telling them to hide
in the freezer.
In response
to Rupert Murdoch
saying that even peaceful Muslims
must bear responsibility
for terrorist attacks
fellow billionaire and Christian
J.K. Rowling said
"Peaceful Muslims
are no more responsible for terror
than I am for Murdoch."
And might peaceful Muslims
like peaceful Christians
one day be able
to take responsibility
for the heroic acts
performed by followers
of their religion
or must they stand alone
as the exception?
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
