Except, of course, Dr. Shqeirat and the others were NOT terrorists, and their only the crime was speaking their native language and praying.
In the two years I've spent learning the Arabic language under Dr. Shqeirat, I've known him to be nothing that a rock of patience, a peaceful man with roots in the community and a desire for understanding, and to equate him with terrorism has got to be the greatest insult to him, and probably just terribly disheartening.
Except, of course, Dr. Shqeirat and the others were NOT terrorists, and their only the crime was speaking their native language and praying.
In the two years I've spent learning the Arabic language under Dr. Shqeirat, I've known him to be nothing that a rock of patience, a peaceful man with roots in the community and a desire for understanding, and to equate him with terrorism has got to be the greatest insult to him, and probably just terribly disheartening.
Posted by: The Klute | October 18, 2007 at 06:44 AM
Thanks for the laugh - must be a slow news day again
Posted by: ron | October 18, 2007 at 11:33 AM