Here are two links that give a different view of the situation than Prof. Jamar's view- one is an editorial in the Washington Post and the other is written by an Arab journalist Joseph Farah www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21390-2000Oct6.html www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_btl/20001011_xcbtl_myths_brmi.shtml