from AndrewSullivan.com

THOSE TOLERANT MUSLIM STATES: In an inspiring move, a Pakistani player, Aisamul Haq Qureshi, teamed up with an Israeli to play tennis doubles at Wimbledon. The team did well - with the Pakistani doing better in a major tennis tournament than any of his countrymen before him. His Israeli partner had the right attitude: "I didn't even think about Qureshi being a Muslim until I went home and found out it was big news in Israel, that a Jew was playing with a Muslim," he said. "I just thought of him as another tennis player, a human being. Maybe if we get far here we'll do some good because people will see Muslims and Jews can be friends." Qureshi was similarly non-political. But what was his country's official response? "Although he is playing in his private capacity, we officially condemn his playing with an Israeli player and an explanation has been sought from him," Pakistan Sports Board director Brigadier Saulat Abbas told the BBC. "Since Pakistan has no links with Israel, Qureshi may face a ban." Now say after me: Islam means peace.

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