Exporting Freedom

I served two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Yemen (1985-1987). I found out quickly that most Yemenis knew little about the U.S., and what they did know was often based on watching second-rate, American-made action films. We need to explain American core values to the Islamic world.

We keep reading that American Muslims are very patriotic and want to do something to help the U.S. in this time of crisis. Perhaps their most valuable contribution would be appearing in Voice of America radio and television broadcasts to Muslim countries and explaining in their native languages about the freedoms they enjoy under the American democratic system.

Frank C. Baron

Los Angeles