Singapore National Library removes Arafat's image from terror exhibit
Yasser Arafat's picture, used in a montage of 24 faces, was removed after complaints from the public.
By The Associated PressSINGAPORE - Singapore's National Library said Wednesday it has removed an image of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat from its new terrorism exhibition after complaints from the public.
Arafat's picture was used in a montage of 24 faces to "attract visitors to the exhibits," Kwa Chong Guan, a consultant to the government-backed terrorism exhibition at the National Library, explained in a letter published in The Straits Times newspaper.
"We received feedback from visitors that if one looked at the montage without looking at the exhibition in totality, the faces displayed were open to many different interpretations," he said.
He did not say whether Singapore's government viewed Arafat as a terrorist.
Since 2001, Singapore has arrested nearly 40 alleged members of the Al-Qaida-linked Southeast Asian terror network Jemaah Islamiyah, accusing them of plotting to blow up targets in the wealthy city-state.
About one in seven Singapore residents are ethnic Malays, most of whom are Muslims.
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because if sharon was as bad as arafat there wouldn't be any palestinians left.
Faraz what about replacing Arafat with your picture. Stop dehumanising a democratic elected leader whose only crime is defending his people.
How about replacing this with one of Ariel Sharon
Should have left it in place. He is well known to, at least, have been a terroist at one point. Even if 'no one' is willing to expose his connections to more recent terroist activities.