Canadian understatement of the year

The Shafia murder trial has tarnished the image of Muslims in Canada.

From here:

TORONTO — The Shafia murder trial has cast a shadow over Canada’s Islamic community, further tarnishing an image that has not yet recovered from the events of 911.

Muslims across the country, however, say the revelations in a Kingston, Ont., courtroom have shone a light on problematic aspects of their culture and illuminated new ways to tackle the issues.

The “issues” are: honour killing – what used to be known as cold-blooded murder; polygamy; misogyny and wife abuse, all of which appear to be inexorably intertwined with Islam.

In the absence of Muslims acknowledging this, what “new ways to tackle the issues” could there possibly be?

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