密歇根新闻广播 犹太人和穆斯林领袖对近期威胁做出回应

In the last few weeks, intimidating¹ acts have been aimed at Jewish and Muslim communities in Michigan. In Ann Arbor², a bomb threat forced the evacuation of a Hebrew Day School. In Dearborn, threats have been called into Muslim community centers and mosques³.

David Shtulman, executive director of the Jewish Federation⁴ of Greater Ann Arbor, and Kassem Allie, executive administrator⁵ for the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, joined Stateside to discuss their responses to these acts.

Shtulman said that the Jewish community is becoming more and more concerned. Anti-Semitism has been on the rise over the last few years, he noted⁶, first in Europe but now also in the United States. Although the Hebrew School's evacuation procedure went "extremely smoothly," and some younger students may have even considered it an "unexpected field trip," anxiety remains⁷.

For Shtulman, President Trump's short statement condemning⁸ anti-Semitism is not a sufficient reaction. But he's also concerned about the reaction from some who oppose the president.

"Instead of talking about resisting whoever is in power," he said, "why don't we talk about trying to work with and change the attitude of those who are in power?"

"Coming together for a cause is a much more productive manner of approaching something than resisting it at all costs," he said.

Like Shtulman, Allie also characterized his community's mood as "one of anxiety." Muslim organizations like Allie's have received a range of negative calls, including many from people who say that Sharia is incompatible⁹ with the Constitution.

Allie said that for most calls, he tries to respond with an open heart and "inform [callers] of what the reality is in regard to Sharia, Islam, and the Constitution." He said he tells callers that Islam is "totally compatible" with civic¹⁰ law in the United States, and the religion is one of peace and diversity.

"We have, obviously, a faith that teaches us certain traditions, certain rules, and practices that we must abide¹¹ by based on our traditional faith - not unlike the Jewish community, and not unlike the Catholic and Christian¹² community," he says.

Some callers do seem to want to "intimidate¹³ and bully¹⁴" Muslims. His organization alerts authorities when they are threatened. But many calls, Allie said, are from out of state, not from Dearborn or its neighbors.

Ultimately, Allie wants to respond to each call in its own context.

"We embrace civil rights and freedom of speech," he said. "However, we will protect our own civil rights and our own freedom of speech and our own ability to practice our faith."

1 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

2 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

3 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

4 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

5 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 incompatible   

adj.不相容的，不协调的，不相配的

参考例句：

• His plan is incompatible with my intent.他的计划与我的意图不相符。
• Speed and safety are not necessarily incompatible.速度和安全未必不相容。

10 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

11 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

12 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

13 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

14 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。