Hostages Crises in Two Cities

In the first sentence of your description of Dashti’s background, you tell us that “pictures of Islam’s holiest places were on his living room wall and guns were in his bedroom.”

I can’t understand why you feel the need to imply that all Muslims share Dashti’s tendencies. As a Muslim student here at Berkeley, I have been asked by many to “explain” his actions. Many innocent people were hurt or killed by Dashti; innocent people will continue to suffer as a result of your prejudice and sensationalism.

ZAHED AMANULLAH

UC Berkeley