Newsweek's "Muslim Rage" Cover Sparks Immediate Backlash

Many are calling Newsweek's new cover offensive and sensational. Twitter users are also now actively trolling Newsweek's #MuslimRage hashtag in protest.

This is Newsweek's newest cover, showcasing the recent riots spreading throughout the Middle East.

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Newsweek then offered readers a venue to discuss the controversial issue with the hashtag #MuslimRage

Users then re-appropriated the hashtag and have begun actively trolling it, filling it up with jokes by--for the most part--Muslim twitter accounts about Muslim culture.

Omar @AllWeAskFor

Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:21:31 +0000

Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage-- Omar

cszabla @cszabla

heard some turkish guys express mild disappointment at the amount of cucumber in berlin-style döner kebabs #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:44 +0000

heard some turkish guys express mild disappointment at the amount of cucumber in berlin-style döner kebabs #MuslimRage-- cszabla

Jennifer @jejunebug

Eid isn't on my wall calendar. #muslimrage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:41 +0000

Eid isn't on my wall calendar. #muslimrage-- Jennifer

Arabized @arabized

That girls ankles are showing! #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:33 +0000

That girls ankles are showing! #MuslimRage-- Arabized

abdelxyz @abdelxyz

the lights turned red just as i got to them #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:30 +0000

the lights turned red just as i got to them #MuslimRage-- abdelxyz

Assia Amry @Libyan4life

Tiramisu has Rum in it?!?!?!!? #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:21 +0000

Tiramisu has Rum in it?!?!?!!? #MuslimRage-- Assia Amry

Joe Catron @jncatron

RT @Libyan4life: At a restaurant they put my glass of water closer to my LEFT hand. #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:46:16 +0000

RT @Libyan4life: At a restaurant they put my glass of water closer to my LEFT hand. #MuslimRage-- Joe Catron

Ahmad Kh @AhmadHKh

Wait, so i can only have 4 wives? #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:52 +0000

Wait, so i can only have 4 wives? #MuslimRage-- Ahmad Kh

Ahmed Al Mojadidi @almojadidi

What do you mean we're not smart? We invented Algebra and the Zero! #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:54 +0000

What do you mean we're not smart? We invented Algebra and the Zero! #MuslimRage-- Ahmed Al Mojadidi

1D Fan_zara sheikh @ZaraSheikh1

how we call our president by the name kutta #muslimrage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:51 +0000

how we call our president by the name kutta #muslimrage-- 1D Fan_zara sheikh

pj @wheeliesmom

When people read #Newsweek and believe it. #muslimrage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:51 +0000

When people read #Newsweek and believe it. #muslimrage-- pj

Omar @omarsyria

Halal beer has 0.3% alcohol? #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:45 +0000

Halal beer has 0.3% alcohol? #MuslimRage-- Omar

.LioN.KinG @AsadAmir24

RT @AllWeAskFor: Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:45:40 +0000

RT @AllWeAskFor: Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage-- .LioN.KinG

Newsweek is currently standing by the cover, with PR Director Andrew Kirk issuing this statement:

“This week's Newsweek cover accurately depicts the events of the past week as violent protests have erupted in the Middle East (including Morocco where the cover image was taken)."