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Researchers developing the map will study the genomes of people in four different ethnic groups—Chinese, Japanese, the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Americans of Northern and Western European descent...
...central problem: it mentioned only Jewish students and “supporters of Israel” as potential targets of intimidation. Such one-sidedness is worrisome, particularly considering the extent of intimidation, hate crimes and loss of basic civil liberties experienced by those of non-Jewish Middle Eastern descent since the atrocities of the World Trade Center...
Within weeks after the horrible events at the World Trade Center, street attacks against Muslims and those of Middle Eastern descent reached such a level that even President Bush went racing to the nearest mosque to call for an end to the violence. Two weeks after the attacks, Attorney General John Ashcroft already had 40 anti-Muslim hate crime cases sitting on his desk. Several mosques were firebombed. A Sikh gas station attendant in Arizona was shot for merely looking like an Arab. Some things have improved since then, but much has not. Last month, the Center for American Islamic...
Free speech for students of Middle Eastern descent has fared little better. This is especially true for those who dare to raise their voices on politically controversial issues. Only five months ago, a Harvard graduating senior, Zayed M. Yasin ’02, was slated as one of the commencement speakers. Due to pressure from students and others, he had to remove the word “jihad” from the title of his speech. Approved by the University, the speech was intended to reclaim the true meaning of the word “jihad?...
Many college officials are fully aware of the current political realities facing students of Middle Eastern descent. At the University of Arizona in Tucson, the dean’s office reported that since Sept. 11 at least 39 Arab students pulled out of their courses, citing fear as a primary factor. The University of Colorado in Denver had 45 Arab students withdraw. Perhaps it’s time for these college officials to draft a more honest, fair and inclusive anti-intimidation letter. Students of all political leanings and ethnic backgrounds would be the better...