For the seven million Americans who are Muslims (only twomillion of them Arab) and have lived through the catastrophe and backlash of 11September, it's been a harrowing, especially unpleasant time. In addition to thefact that there have been several Arab and Muslim innocent casualties of theatrocities, there is an almost palpable air of hatred directed at the group as awhole that has taken many forms. George W Bush immediately seemed to alignAmerica and God with each other, declaring war on the "folks" -- whoare now, as he says, wanted dead or alive -- who perpetrated the horrible deeds.And this means, as no one needs any further reminding, that Osama Bin Laden, theelusive Muslim fanatic who represents Islam to the vast majority of Americans,has taken centre stage. TV and radio have run file pictures and potted accountsof the shadowy (former playboy, they say) extremist almost incessantly, as theyhave of the Palestinian women and children caught "celebrating"America's tragedy.