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Bring your rugs to us and we'll clean every other one FREE Rooms $99.99 2 Rooms $59.99 Sofa or 2 Chairs $59.99 Inflamed Rhetoric I enjoyed reading the article on Drake, "Music's New Star" (July 8, page 36). As my daughter grows, I am hopeful that she will not go through the same ignorance that he went through. In the Editor's Letter in the same issue ("Farrakhan's Absurdity:' page 3), I was completely disgusted by the rhetoric and propaganda that Rev. Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam continues to spew. I agree with the JN Editor Robert Sklar that Rev. Farrakhan's words are absurd and inflammatory. Rev. Farrakahn's statements and beliefs are largely abhorred by many ethnicities, including blacks. However, imagine my surprise upon reading Mr. Sklar's rebuttal in which he categorized the black community as, among other things, not being "courageous enough to stand up and say "Enough already!" to Rev. Farrakhan's inflamed rhetoric. That, in my opinion, is just as inflam- matory as Rev. Farrakhan's rhetoric. I am black and Jewish as are my immediate family and several friends of ours. If what both of these men stated were the case regarding their separate, yet equally inflammato- ry"arguments," I would not be Jewish, have the great friends that I have in both the black and Jewish community, whether black or white, or be actively involved in the uplifting of ideas or purposeful and positive pro-action. There is a significant number of people who do not ascribe to the beliefs of Rev. Farrakhan or Mr. Sklar. Both of their statements are a slap in the face to all of us. The Jewish prov- erb rings true for both of these men regarding their statements to "their" communities, "A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return:' Jennifer Johnson Oak Park Helen Thomas' Diversity? 24 Hour Water and Fire Damage Response AGOPIAN CLEANING SERVICES Regarding Arthur Horwitz's Publisher's Notebook "Defining Diversity At Wayne State" (July 8, page 5): We always knew how Helen Thomas felt about Israel. As a Lebanese woman, we knew where her allegiance was. I wrote to Wayne State University and got back an answer telling me that they consid- ered changing the name, but decided to keep the award named in her honor because of the body of her work. Hogwash! I am sure that Wayne State may see this as a politically expedient answer. It knows the demographics of its stu- dents and alumni and felt this was the right answer; I can't seriously believe it felt Ms. Thomas is a model for a diver- sity award. Her remarks totally belie that position. Wayne had the opportunity to make a bold statement and praise Ms. Thomas as a fine journalist and some- one who broke barriers for women, but who made an egregious mistake. Instead, Wayne is mistakenly hon- oring a woman who blatantly did anything but support diversity. She showed true hostility towards Israel. At that moment in time, she made a serious mistake in judgment and then Wayne State University perpetuated that mistake. Wayne State had the opportunity to provide a teachable moment. It is a place of higher learning; this was its opportunity to provide an educational opportunity to its students and the community: Wayne State missed another oppor- tunity. Osama Siblani, publisher of the Arab American News, was honored this year with the Helen Thomas Spirit of Diversity Award. He has since come up with this ridiculous notion that Israelis had no ties, whatsoever, to the Holy Land. He deserves this fraudulent award. His revisionist history was so absurd that it would be laughable if it were not so serious. How preposterous that Mr. Siblani could be considered for a diversity award when his views are so distorted, inflammatory and bigoted. This entire episode tarnishes the name of Wayne State University and is an embarrassment to the Detroit- based campus. It is never too late to apologize and admit that you have made a mistake. I hope that now Wayne State University will consider that option. Betsy S. Kellman, regional director Anti-Defamation League Southfield How to Send Letters (424-6742) We prefer letters relating to JN articles. We reserve the right to edit or reject letters. Letters of 225 words or less are considered first. Longer ones will be subject to trimming. Letter writers are limited in frequency of publication. Letters must be original and contain the name, address and title of the writer and a day phone number. Non-electronic copies must be hand signed. 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