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Asians tell of facing prejudice

In an interview after the meeting, Rahman said the backlash toward Muslims after Sept. 11 caused him to be suspicious when members of a fire department in his community came to his house saying they wanted to install a "communication radio." "I was afraid," he said. "I said, 'I'm not interested in this.' I didn't know if they were placing a bug in my house. I was so scared that I didn't ask what it was for." Rahman said he called Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan, who told him that he didn't know of any such program. [more ]