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A Muslim civil-rights organization, along with religious leaders from a dozen area places of worship, has asked Everett Community College to cancel Thursday afternoon's talk by a writer they portray as holding racist views.
Everett officials say they're not planning to make any changes to the program, which features Raymond Ibrahim, associate director of the Middle East Forum and contributing writer of a blog called "Jihad Watch."
Ibrahim's appearance is "consistent with the belief that students be exposed to a variety of views," said John Olson, Everett vice president for college advancement.