Two weeks ago, Muslims protested Liz Claiborne Inc.' s use of Arabic words, from the Quran, on a line of DKNY jeans. The Council on American-Islamic relations called the use offensive. In a settlement, the company agreed to offer an apology to Muslims worldwide, institute changes in its design process, conduct sensitivity training to prevent a similar incident from occurring and dispose of the recalled jeans. As a minority religion in this country, Muslims have had some success in calling to account those individuals, groups or companies that have said or printed what the faithful insist to be offensive. A sign that Muslims have become mainstream will be when their protests about offensive treatment, for the most part, go unheeded.
Success always comes at a price.
In our individual journeys, let us be charitable, one to another. Tom Schaefer's column appears on Saturday.