To the Editor:
It was interesting to read “American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?”
in juxtaposition with the insightful column by Nicholas D. Kristof the
previous day (“America’s History of Fear,” Sept. 5).
It took generations for the Jews, Irish, Germans, Italians, Chinese and
other immigrants to find acceptance in America, facing down and
overcoming unwarranted bigotry. Muslims in America have the great
advantage of recent anti-discrimination laws to ease their way into
American society.
It might help if moderate Muslims were a stronger voice against
religious intolerance and the poor treatment of women in Muslim
countries.
Lawrence Deutsch
Sarasota, Fla., Sept. 6, 2010
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 