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.
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.
Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage
Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage-- Omar
heard some turkish guys express mild disappointment at the amount of cucumber in berlin-style döner kebabs #MuslimRage
heard some turkish guys express mild disappointment at the amount of cucumber in berlin-style döner kebabs #MuslimRage-- cszabla
Eid isn't on my wall calendar. #muslimrage
Eid isn't on my wall calendar. #muslimrage-- Jennifer
That girls ankles are showing! #MuslimRage
That girls ankles are showing! #MuslimRage-- Arabized
the lights turned red just as i got to them #MuslimRage
the lights turned red just as i got to them #MuslimRage-- abdelxyz
Tiramisu has Rum in it?!?!?!!? #MuslimRage
Tiramisu has Rum in it?!?!?!!? #MuslimRage-- Assia Amry
RT @Libyan4life: At a restaurant they put my glass of water closer to my LEFT hand. #MuslimRage
RT @Libyan4life: At a restaurant they put my glass of water closer to my LEFT hand. #MuslimRage-- Joe Catron
Wait, so i can only have 4 wives? #MuslimRage
Wait, so i can only have 4 wives? #MuslimRage-- Ahmad Kh
What do you mean we're not smart? We invented Algebra and the Zero! #MuslimRage
What do you mean we're not smart? We invented Algebra and the Zero! #MuslimRage-- Ahmed Al Mojadidi
how we call our president by the name kutta #muslimrage
how we call our president by the name kutta #muslimrage-- 1D Fan_zara sheikh
When people read #Newsweek and believe it. #muslimrage
When people read #Newsweek and believe it. #muslimrage-- pj
Halal beer has 0.3% alcohol? #MuslimRage
RT @AllWeAskFor: Shawarma with no garlic sauce? #MuslimRage
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)."