Gowing up Muslim after Sept. 11 test of faith

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In many ways, Yousuf Salama is a typical teenager: He lives for football, worries about acne and would rather dash off to see "Captain America" with friends than spend one more minute with his mother.

He's aware, however, that his actions in particular can have greater meaning.

Yousuf is a Muslim, one of only two in an all-boys Catholic prep school in Southern California. He has been asked if he's a terrorist and routinely shrugs off jokes about bombs and jihad.

"Sometimes I feel like I take it upon myself to be a better example," he said on a recent evening after returning for a weeklong football camp.

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/20/3088024/growing-up-muslim-after-sept-11.html#storylink=rss

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1. Bullying is cruel, and I feel for them and their parents.

I hope these horrible experiences makes them view other demonized people, such as gay people, as equals. I won't hold my breath though.