Dear Colleagues on the list,

I first would like to thank Sarah Andrews for her post, which prompted me,
among other things, to write this post.
I have come to realize that the aftermath of this tragic and unfortunate
attack is hurting millions and millions of people from all over the world.
Four groups can be identified; First, those who lost family and loved ones.
Second, those who are bearing the blame of somone else's actions.
Third, those who do not belong to either of the two, but are hurt and
saddened by the whole situation.
The fourth group is not even worth mentioning.

I am learning that civil liberties have been breached, not only in the
United States, but also in Europe and as far as Australia, in the aftermath
of the attack.
Muslim schools, Mosques, shops, and Muslims themselves everywhere are target
for some people's "false revenge"; I give it this name because they do not
do any good to bereaved families of the victims of the attack, and they do
not inflict any harm on the real culprits.
Some Muslim Americans, and non-Americans do actually fall in the first and
second groups mentioned above, and they are absloutely part of this whole
tagedy, which many people do not know.

As museum professionals, unfortunately I am not, there ought to be a way of
educating the public, not only in restraining their anger, but also in
waiting until the facts are out, in regard to this attack.
The media is the main outlet for the news, and the amount of contradiction
and false rumors are really triggering some of these racist and
discriminatory attacks against Muslims, and even non-Muslims of Asian
backgrounds.
Could some of our professional colleagues on this list address this issue,
for the sake of those suffering, and may be their suggestions and ideas are
translated into an educational programme which can be implemented by some.

All the best,

Abdullah Alsharekh

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I would be interested to know if any of these museums have community
programming that specifically aims to increase tolerance in the community,
or help people deal with the aftermath of disaster.  Maybe we could modify
and implement some of the good examples and use history, art and science to
the betterment of the people in our communities during this crisis.  Isn't
that what we're all about anyway?

Sarah Andrews
Woodrow Wilson House

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