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Which is which? Does it matter? Are You prejudiced?
Daniel Bell
September 2002
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This
past July, Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, from Pakistan, and Amir Hadad, from Israel,
played doubles together at Wimbledon. The
two had played together for some time on the Challenger circuit of professional
tennis, but it was Wimbledon that brought unwanted attention. Tennis authorities in Pakistan threatened to ban Qureshi from tennis, as Pakistan does not recognize Israel or have diplomatic relations with Israel. Along with the lack of diplomatic ties, there was the issue that Qureshi is a Muslim, Hadad a Jew. The Pakistan Tennis Federation told Qureshi to end his doubles partnership Hadad and not play in the US Open with him. The International Tennis Federation then joined the fray, saying that sanctions against Aisam would result in sanctions against Pakistan including being barred from taking part in Davis Cup matches. The Pakistan federation backed down. The US Tennis Federation gave Qureshi and Hadad a wild card entry and the doubles team is playing in the US Open. Here is a picture of the tennis partners. Can you tell which one is Qureshi and which one Hadad? If a caption told you which was which, would you hate one and not the other? The answer reveals whether you are prejudiced or not.
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