The Arab people
Sir, —It appears that your leader writer (April 11) has never lived among Arabs. All that is needful for a foreigner is to love and . respect these people. Neither i-3 difficult. He needs no other protection wherever he goes. Respect is best shown by learning to speak and write Arabic, and respecting Arab customs. In private soldier’s uniform 39 years ago, deep in the desert, alone, I encountered four grey-haired bedouin Arabs, who, instantly perceiving that I shared their philosophy of life, wept with joy. “Very primitive,” you say? Arabs, who gave us chemistry (al chemy), Arabic numerals, and passed on algebra (al jebr), still have much for us to learn: intuitive knowledge and brotherhood. Having enjoyed the hospitality of an Egyptian Cabinet Minister, and other Arabs, and had many cheerful conversations with Arab street sweepers, barrow boys, shopkeepers, pedestrians, etc., I know how they think and feel.—Yours, etc. PAUL MALING. April 15, 1980.
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