I have come down on the side of sanity . Salman Shaikh : Violent protests of anti - Islam film have killed people and are pointless . He says the film , U.S. policy , Iraq war have justifiably angered the Muslims . But protests bolster worst Muslim values , he says , detract from issues like Syria . Shaikh : Anti - democracy is behind protests ; Arab states must denounce them .
Salman Shaikh : Violent protests of anti - Islam film have killed people and are pointless . He says the film , U.S. policy , Iraq war have justifiably angered the Muslims . But protests bolster worst Muslim values , he says , detract from issues like Syria . Shaikh : Anti - democracy is behind protests ; Arab states must denounce them .