Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Education is Key to Understanding Muslims


By Judy Harrison


Omar Conteh was a 15-year-old student at Bangor High School six years ago.

Now a student at University College in Bangor studying mental health and human services, he said Monday that his relationships in the community haven’t changed since Sept. 11, 2001.

Conteh, who has lived in Bangor for a decade and played soccer in high school, also said that Muslims who come to Maine from overseas to attend the college feel much more apprehensive than people who have roots in the community as he does.

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