SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (abc40) — The cover of The New Yorker magazine has created a political firestorm. It shows Barack Obama in the Oval Office wearing Muslim garb.
The New Yorker says it is political satire. But locally, members of the Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts say they’re offended.
Imam Wissam Abdul Baki says the cover is saying to people that it’s bad to be a Muslim.
Even with Obama’s persistent denials, the latest Newsweek poll shows 44 percent of Americans believe Obama has some Muslim connection.
