YWP

• Generally, journalism is non-fiction prose rather than poetry, although you'll always find exceptions to the rule.

Judge us, because we're Muslim.
Call us "terrorists," because we're Muslim.
Think we dress like clowns, because we're Muslim.
Scared of us, because we're Muslim.
Treat us like animals, because we're Muslim.

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