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To: Pluvia who wrote (368)	6/10/2002 11:31:47 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 717

Ironic that the race card is now being played... uniontrib.com "In a bitter feud, Elgindy slammed Tyson on the Web in racially tinged attacks. He offered Tyson's employer $100,000 to fire him."

To: Pluvia who wrote (368)	6/10/2002 3:28:29 PM
From: Quahog	Respond to of 717

GROWING UP ARAB AMERICAN * * * * Young Arab Americans often reject certain aspects of their culture, said Khaled Elgindy, an Egyptian-American policy analyst for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Elgindy grew up struggling to overcome what he saw as negative elements of Egyptian culture. "I had no use for that chauvinism and exclusivity," he said. "I needed something broader, more meaningful." Another obstacle Arab Americans regularly face, Elgindy continued, is being defined by the controversial and volatile political situations of the Middle East. Unlike children of other immigrants, he pointed out, Arab Americans are more often than not defined by events that occur halfway across the globe. "I became the focus of attention as a result of the [Israeli] invasion of Lebanon and the first Palestinian uprising," Elgindy told the audience. Another common misrepresentation of Arab Americans is that they are all Muslims, Elgindy noted, forcing Arab Christians into the role of "ambassadors of Islam." Elgindy further asserted that being an Arab American is a conscious decision that many prefer not to make, citing the common practice by young Arabs of changing their Arabic names to better assimilate into the dominant society. "We either choose to wear [Arab American identity] or we don't," he said. * * * * britannica.com