Waiting Out The News Cycle, Ctd

by Patrick Appel

Steinglass to Ezra:

The effect of this [Park 51:] nonsense, ultimately, is to discourage peoplefrom trying to educate Americans about Arabic language andcivilisation, or from setting up interfaith dialogues between Islam andother American religions. Those ought to be near the top of anyone'slist of worthy, non-controversial projects.It's not justIslam-related projects that get hurt. USAID offices abroad shy awayfrom organisations that work with prostitutes or drug...