No stranger to provocative magazine covers, Newsweek's latest issue features a large photo of angry-looking, bearded protesters headlined "MUSLIM RAGE." The article, written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, looks at the violent protests that rocked the Middle East last week.
Newsweek then invited the Twitterverse to discuss their cover story with the hashtag #MuslimRage.
Want to discuss our latest cover? Let's hear it with the hashtag: #MuslimRage.
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 17, 2012
Twitter users reacted, but maybe not the way Newsweek intended them to, with many tweeting sarcastic and light-hearted instances when one might experience "Muslim Rage."
Here are a few examples:
Realising the jelly beans you're eating have gelatine in them #MuslimRage
— K▲M(@kkam01) September 17, 2012
#muslimrage against the machine
— Khaver Siddiqi (@thekarachikid) September 17, 2012
I'm having such a good hair day. No one even knows. #MuslimRage
— Hend (@LibyaLiberty) September 17, 2012
There's no prayer room in this nightclub! #muslimrage
— AssedBaig (@AssedBaig) September 17, 2012
When Justin Bieber pulls out of his Dubai gig. #MuslimRage
— Robin Wigglesworth (@RobinWigg) September 17, 2012
Alternatively, you can also express any textile-based outrage with the hashtag #MuslinRage.
The chintz didn't arrive, and now it'll be 6 more weeks before we can re-cover this armchair. #muslinrage
— gregorg (@gregorg) September 17, 2012
This fabric is SO scratchy. #muslinrage
— Rachel Syme (@rachsyme) September 17, 2012
I HATE ALL OF THESE DELICATE CLOTHS!!! #muslinrage
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) September 17, 2012
The Victorian Harvard Square tour guides were splashed by a passing car in the rain! #MuslinRage
— heavenscalyx (@heavenscalyx) September 17, 2012
Gawker's contribution is collection of photos of Muslims being "angry" -- blowing bubbles, making snowmen, breakdancing and reading the paper.
