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July 23, 2004

A Marine Corps primer on cultural sensitivity in Arab lands

The following appeared in the “Readings” section of Harper’s in June of 2004. I find it interesting (and encouraging, actually) that the Marine Corps is offering cultural sensitivity tips not unlike one might find in the front of a Lonely Planet guide to the Middle East.

[Etiquette]
SEMPER SENSITIVE

From a handout that accompanies a weeklong course on Iraq’s customs and history given to U.S. Marines as part of their training. The course, de

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