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I would like to thank The Tartan its coverage of the Saudi Open House on April 19. The article [“Saudi Students House holds event to promote national awareness,” April 24] was quite nice; however, I want to raise concerns about using the following sentence in the beginning of the article: “Pamphlets laid on tables provided information about Islamic terrorists.”

The pamphlets contained statements made by many Saudi officials, scholars, and intellectuals condemning terrorism. They also contained statements from U.S. officials, including the 9/11 commission report that commended the level of cooperation of Saudi Arabia with the international community in combating terrorism. So I really don’t think that the words “Islamic terrorism”...

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