A US agency has produced

A US agency has produced a series of television ads to be shown in Arab countries, in which American Muslims talk about their lives here, emphasizing “the freedom and opportunity of living in America, and the respect shown by Americans toward the Muslim faith.” The ads won’t be shown on Lebanon’s national television network, however, since Lebanon’s Information Minister has banned them as inaccurate. “This is a political issue and as minister of information, I cannot allow the ads at a time there are reports from inside the United States that refer to pressures being exerted on Arabs and Muslims, including students, after September 11,” says the Minister.