WASHINGTON (AP) ā Former President Bill Clinton says the followers of Islam shouldnāt resort to violence when they hear their faith challenged in an increasingly diverse and Internet-connected world.
Clinton tells CBS āThis Morningā that āyou cannot live in a shame-based world. You wonāt make it in the 21st century.ā
He says in an interview broadcast Tuesday the United States wasnāt ādisrespecting Islamā by declining to censor a film trailer that, quote, ānobody in authority knew anything about.ā
Clinton says the world has learned the hard way that people must be allowed in a free setting to say and do things that others might find abhorrent. He adds, quote, āyou canāt react every time youāre insulted.ā
Video clips of the movie appeared this month, sparking riots in Libya, Yemen, Pakistan and much of the Islamic world.
