[Peace-discuss] Racism towards Muslims

[Alfred Kagan]

Thanks Robert for catching my mistake.

At 7:58 PM +0000 1/22/03, Robert Dunn wrote:
>Al you wrote protest Muslims, do you mean protect Muslims.
>Robert
>  >From: Alfred Kagan
>  >To: John Fettig ,peace-discuss at lists.groogroo.com
>  >Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Racism towards Muslims
>  >Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 08:56:31 -0600
>  >
>  >Yes, that is why we are working on a new pamphlet and have working
>  >to get the Univ. to do something to protest Muslims against the new
>  >"special registration." There is a new legal aid fund.
>  >
>  >At 1:12 AM -0600 1/22/03, John Fettig wrote:
>  >>In the hopes of starting a discussion on the topic, I'd like to
>  >>toss an
>  >>idea into this circle. It has come to my attention that
>  >>anti-Muslim
>  >>sentiment seems to be spreading in america like a black plague. It
>  >>seems we hear on the news all too often about a man who is under
>  >>investigation, and they never forget to mention that he is Muslim.
>  >>
>  >>For instance, tonight I heard a brief story about a house that was
>  >>raided by the FBI for the second time, and it sounded like the
>  >>scoop was
>  >>that the previous owner was Muslim!
>  >>
>  >>Another example is the anti-war ad in the Wall Street Journal.
>  >>While I
>  >>was extremely happy to see this ad which supports our cause on
>  >>ending
>  >>war, after my excitement died down and I read it again, I was
>  >>struck by
>  >>the paragraph which reads something like (if you like, I can dig it
>  >>up
>  >>and quote it precisely) "There are 1 billion Muslims in this world,
>  >>and
>  >>there is a steady trickle of them into the Al Queda. If we go to
>  >>war in
>  >>Iraq, we will turn this trickle into a torrent, and we don't want
>  >>to
>  >>create 1 billion enemies."
>  >>
>  >>The racism contained is subtle, but I think it is important that we
>  >>recognize it and make sure it doesn't happen again (and speak out
>  >>against it!) Did anyone else notice that paragraph, and see the
>  >>racism?
>  >>I believe that comments like these are among the most dangerous,
>  >>because
>  >>they sneak into your thoughts without the warning signs and buzzers
>  >>going off that these are racist ideas.
>  >>
>  >>I am fearful that if we don't stand up and speak out against racism
>  >>directed towards Muslims, we could end up in a society that is
>  >>poised to
>  >>make some serious (read: WWII Germany-like) mistakes.
>  >>
>  >>Somebody please help me with the story, I am sure that there are
>  >>hundreds of examples of racial profiling done by the FBI and many
>  >>other
>  >>stories which need to be told.
>  >>
>  >>John Fettig
>  >>
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