Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 10:06 PM
Subject: Licensing Racism.
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June 3,2002
The Editor,
The Globe & Mail
Dear Editor:
It is saddening to see the Globe & Mail allowing the
publication of such pernicious and offensive diatribe, as seen in John
Ibbitson's article :{ "Why racial profiling is a good idea" June 3}. This
offensive attack on Muslims and Arabs is clearly advocating open undisguised
licensing of racism. Would Mr. Ibbitson like painting yellow stars on the arms
of Arabs and Muslims?
If Mr. Ibbtson is advocating racial profiling for Muslims for
committing the terrorist attack against Americans in New York, why are
Christian fundamentalists, like Timothy McVeigh, who committed the terrorist
attack in Oklahoma, spared this distinction, or for that matter Israelis who
bombed American diplomatic centres in Alexandria and Cairo in 1954 [the
Lavon Affair], to blame it on Egyptians ?
It is time for our political leaders and media to cease the
advocacy of this malicious racism against Arabs and Muslims.
Yours sincerely,
Ismail Zayid, M.D.