So what can we learn from this? One policy that should be considered by the media and government is to think before they speak. And, for now at least, Arab and Muslim Americans should get used to the fact that they are "guilty until proven innocent," and they should try to clear up these misconceptions and stereotypes that run rampant through the nation.
Rita Hamad '03
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Nov. 21, 1999
The writer is a member of the Harvard Society of Arab Students