Chris Cuomo Worries: ISIS Rape Reinforces Negative 'Impression' of Islam

Scott Whitlock | August 14, 2015
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[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN's Chris Cuomo on Friday fretted that a new report on ISIS and its rape culture would reinforce negative perceptions of Muslims as a whole. The New Day anchor talked to Dr. Qanta Ahmed, an author and human rights advocate.  Reacting to a front page story on the New York Times, Cuomo played a clip of a woman recounting brutal violence at the hands of ISIS. He then lectured, "This feeds the impression that these Muslims are animals, savages and their faith makes them that way. And it feeds an impression of what Islam is. What is your response to that?"