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… EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SINCE 1890 GEOFFREY GAGNON Editor in Chief MICHAEL GRASS NICHOLAS WOOMER Editorial Page Editors Unless otherwise noted, unsigned editorials…

… praying out loud in Arabic while "ter- rorists" are carrying out a bombing attack. The implications are clear. Muslim = Arab = savage = terrorist = hate. We need to have a discourse about this type of…

… the Japanese-Americans is probably the one instance that most parallels the current situ- ation of Arab-Americans. Surely, Japanese- Americans would not have been hauled off into concentration camps had…

… not we been at war with Japan. And perhaps we would not be witnessing such discrimination against Arab-Americans if our country did not have such a dubious relationship with the Arab people. There is no…

… a "terrorist" group (a term only defined by the State Department and not review- able by a judge or anyone else), have resulted in 23 of the 25 defendants held under the law being Arab and/or Muslim…

…. Only an environ- ment of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment propagated in the mass media could justify such actions. The parallel with Japanese internment camps is clear. More stories need to be told…

… "Aladdin"? Compare him with Aladdin, our hero. Aladdin speaks with no accent in the film, while Jafar speaks in an Arab accent. Aladdin's skin color is fair, alm "American." On the other hand, our villai…

… most times depicted as owners of dry cleaning establishments who rant rave and yell and shout. Incidental , according to our 1990 Census, both Chi- nese-Americans and Arab-Americans had higher rates of…

… high school graduation than the population at large. Still, however, we see no Arab-American or Chinese-American protagonists in our television media and there don't appear to be any on the horizon…

…'s Studies" box of thinking which imprisons her. FRANK GIANCOLA LSA senior Hideki: Thanks for the MSA memories TO THE DAILY: As my term as Michigan Student Assembly President ends, I would like to the thank 3…

… gain visibility on campus and draw support for their group. "They did not come to any Arab or Muslim students and ask them if they wanted that representation," said LSA Rep. Fadi Kiblawi. Rackham Rep…

…. Jessica Curtin, a member of BAMN, said the green armbands are part of a national cam- paign supported by Arab-American students at other campuses. "It's not true that Arab students as a whole oppose this…

… committed to getting his Heisman campaign back on track in front of the home crowd. Tennessee 34, Louisiana State 20 By Kara Wenzel Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly approved its $415…

… Washington. BAMN has organized an anti-war rally on the Diag and begun a green arm- band campaign meant to show support for Arab-Americans who have been victims of harassment or violence because of the…

… what it was," said MSA Vice President Jessica Cash. Jackie Bray, a member of Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality, asked MSA to stop groups like BAMN from dominating impor- At attention…

… Most students, Americans support U.S. going to war NEWS t BAMN blasted for dominating raci By John Alexander and Carrie Thorson Daily Staff Reporters STAFF PICKS WEEK 3 seEcTioNs ALL PICKS MADE…

… students and campus groups with anti-war senti- ments say they have not found it diffi- cult to push their cause here. A Gallup Organization poll released Tuesday - two weeks after terrorists attacked New…

… support from the University adminis- tration and various other groups on campus," said LSA senior Paul Saba, president of the Arab American Anti- Discrimination Committee. "There have been way more positive…

… things happening than anything negative." So far, anti-discrimination groups and anti-war groups have been the most vocal and visible groups on cam- pus. Many.students speculated that the University…

… hate for hate." Although students with anti-war opinions have been most visible on campus, this doesn't mean the majori- ty of students oppose military action. "All you see is the anti-war feeling, but…

… stirred some opinion around town. Muslim students at the University, especially Arab males, fear they might be singled out as terrorists based on their ethnicity, gender and age. Meanwhile, the Uni- versity…

… started rolling, she shot the first question. Where are you from? Pakistan. How does it feel to be an Arab student from the Middle East right now? Strike One: The Coming of Ignorance. Pret- ty reporter girl…

…4 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 28, 2001 OP/ED olbe lairbigun: DaiIl 420 MAYNARD STREET ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 daily.letters@umich.edu EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY…

… just been subjected to them. Ten minutes had segregated reason from reality. The FBI's announcement last week that agents would be questioning more than 70 Arab Americans in the Ann Arbor area has…

… does not seem to be on top of its game. Until yesterday, University officials said they were unaware of any students being sent letters by the U.S. Attorney to students on visas com- ing toward Angell…

… thought Pakistan was in the Mid- dle East, which for her then meant that I was an Arab. I replied: Pakistan is in South Asia, not the Middle East, and by the way, being from the Middle East does not mean…

… that you have to be an Arab. You guys should know that. That's something which is really badly reported very often. They never aired that comment. But let's go on. After the interview and the wino, the…

… the most prominent members of BAMN at the University, although he Is not a student here. DAVID KATZ/Daily It's hard to avoid noticing this group on campus, but few people have delved into the…

… inequalities in society," Massie said. Although he is one of the most active members of the University's BAMN chapter, Massie has never been a student here. "persona fy ihitenge any .f our dtactos any tm to a uc…

…," Massie said. Some University students have publicly labeled BAMN a front for the RWL, saying RWL members use BAMN to introduce members to their socialist agenda and to draw media attention to their cause…

… me directly. How do I be less secret?" LSA junior David Lempert, a former BAMN member and current member of the newly formed group Students Supporting Affirmative Action, said BAMN's purpose gets lost…

… told to go to Detroit and sit in a hot room for 12 hours." He was referring to BAMN's efforts to create a significant student presence at the University lawsuit hearings. But Massie said the time members…

… using me, a Muslim and an Arab, so I could get the Muslim and Arab stu- dents to vote for Agnes," Kiblawi said. BAMN member Agnes Aleobua speaks on the steps of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on Jan…

… as campus support goes, BAMN is con- troversial. The Black Student Union, one of the most prominent cultural organizations on campus, vehemently opposes them, said BSU spokes- woman Panther Mc…

…Allister, an LSA senior. "I wouldn't say they're Public Enemy Number One, but they're pretty high up there," McAllister said. "The main reason is because they try to sti- fle our voices as black students on…

… Arab and Muslim history and students. But its recent anti-war political ties. rally and disbursement PaOg12A of fliers has been met P ge 2A with some backlash. At the last Michigan Student Assembly…

… a problem with so much as the organi- zation itself. Kiblawi, who is an executive member of the Univer- sity's Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, said he was upset that BAMN did not talk to…

… any of the Arab or Muslim community on campus before initiat- ing their campaigns. "They didn't ask the Arab and Muslim leaders, the people who represent me," Kiblawi said. "I personally feel it…

…-Islamic women across campus in donning a hijab to support the Muslim community. At a teach-in last night at the Law School, the Muslim Student Association and students in the School of Social Work encouraged…

…Camillo and Leigh Callander look on. Some students had to wait several hours at the LSA Building to register for classes in person due to problems with Wolverine Access. YENA RYU/Daily until it was eventually…

… taking as long as 20 minutes to register a single class. At around 4 p.m., the Registrar's Office shut down Wolverine Access to fix the problem and asked all students who were still waiting to fill out…

… interest. Friedman imiaintained that it is not. Although F 'riedman aireed with L'ugan that racial diversity on college ca mp ises enhances edu- c tion for all students, he wrote in his opinion that…

… X\ouid be in their- t\r. MI iranda MIassie, lead attorney for the student intervenors, said the chance of combinine the cases is good. "There actually might be a better chance for the cases to…

…'s viewpoints are not determined by one's race but that certain viewpoints might not be voiced if students of particular races are not admitted in significant numbers. Some of defendants' witnesses testified that…

… classroom discussion is improved whenthe class is racially diverse, and some gave examples of viewpoints expressed in class by underrepresented minority students. However, these witnesses generally conceded…

… that these viewpoints might equally have been expressed by non- minority students. .. "The court does not doubt that racial diversity in the law school population may provide these educational and…

… as a factor in admissions for as long as necessary to admit a critical mass of underrepresented minority students, and no one can predict how long that might be. Such indefiniteness weights heavily…

… against a finding of narrow taior-ng. "During some of the years at issue in the lawsuit, the law school bulletin' indicated that special attention has been given to 'students who are African American…

… special attention. Certainly, other groups have also been subjected to discrimination, such as Arabs and southern and eastern Europeans to name but a few, yet the court heard nothing to suggest that the law…

… students, as did the medical school in Bakke, there is no principled difference between a fixed number of seats and an essentially fixed minimum percentage figure. ... While defendants contend that the law…

… reserved for members of particular races, and those seats are insulated from competition. "For all of these reasons, the court believes that the attainment of a racially diverse student bodyis not a…

… on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon _ had his passport and other papers stolen in 1996 in Denver when he was a student, and reported the theft to police there at the time. The FBI director said…

….; Hamburg, Germany Two dates Saudi naional Hollywood, Fta. 6/28/76 Saudi national United Arab Emir. United Airlines Flight 175: Boston to Los Angeles Crashed into south tower of the World Trade Center…

… Arabic men in the manner of a well-done army recruitment tape. The film uses freeze frames of dying Arab children, zoom shots of the USS Cole before and after the explosion, and grainy footage of Americans…

… made in June or July and circulated throughout Arabic-speaking countries and Central Asia. The tape, which has been obtained by a number of news organizations around the world, includes footage of the…

… killing your men, women and children, backed by complicit Arab rulers and the United States. The film moves methodically to a call for a higra, or Muslim migration, to Afghanistan. There's much footage of…

… Page 1A 1 encourages religious equality, she should support Muslims herself. Second-year Social Work student Lisa Leven helped organize the event. "My concern was that America would backlash against…

… hundreds of Pakistanis, Chechens, Arabs and other non- Afghans fighting alongside the Taliban were brought to the fortress as part of the weekend sur- render of Kunduz, the Islamic militia's last strong…

… shooting to kill. Three other students - brothers Eric McKeehan, 17, and Michael McKeehan, 15; and Steven Jones, 15 - were charged earlier in the plot to kill "thugs, preps and faculty" at New Bedford High…

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… latest fighting came despite pledges by both sides to enforce the truce, sought by the United States as it tries to bring Arab and Muslim states into its anti- terror coalition. Palestinians accused Israel…

… students were able to open the doors.of the stopped train and jump to safety before the collision. Each train was carrying about 150 schoolchildren and morning com- muters. Prosecutors are considering…

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