Muslims slam coloring book on 9/11

PanARMENIAN.Net - A coloring book aimed at teaching children about the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 has generated controversy for its depiction of Muslims and interpretation of the events, AFP reports.

"It's disgusting," said Dawud Walid, director of the Michigan branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, who has lead the charge against what he sees as an irresponsible and dangerous book. “Every mention or depiction of Muslims or Islam in the book titled "We shall never forget 9/11", is accompanied by the word "terrorist" or "extremist" and there are no counterbalancing images or references to the Muslims who were killed in the attacks or were among the first responders searching for survivors,” Walid said Tuesday, August 30.

“Nor does the book mention that the vast majority of Muslims in the United States and around the world condemn terrorism,” he added.

Really Big Coloring Books publisher Wayne Bell insists that the book is an honest portrayal of events.

"We tell this truth and tell it in black in white," Bell said in a telephone interview from his St. Louis, Missouri office. "This book is about 19 evil terrorists who murdered 3,000 people," he said. "It just so happens that the people who flew those planes into the buildings were radical Muslim jihadists."