Saqib Ali's Appeal
Wednesday, December 6, 2006; Page A24
The Nov. 30 front-page article "More Muslims Gaining Political Ground" was stuck in the rut of ethnic obsession. Saqib Ali's election to the Maryland House of Delegates had nothing to do with the Muslim vote.
I am of Jewish heritage, I have never met Ali, and I disagree with his position on immigration. But not only did I support him, I voted for no other candidate in the race in order to maximize the effect of my vote (District 39 of the House of Delegates has three seats). Part of the reason I did this was because, in pleasant contrast to the nauseating religiosity of almost every other candidate for every office in the nation today, Mr. Ali made no mention of his religion.
ROBERT SHERMAN
Gaithersburg
