homesick rae,
I don't think we Mods should take action against that thread.
A Forum is a chance for people of debating issues, even if controversial ones like this thread's. It's not hiding problems that they'll go away. If we were to censor it, people who hold prejudice against Arabs-Indians would keep thinking the same. Instead, a place where getting to know other people's experiences, ideas and thoughts could maybe make them change their mind, or see the problem under a different light. Have you noticed that we have here people that are saying Arab -Indians are difficult pax and others saying that they are just as any pax: with the normal rate of nice people/nuisance as any other kind? Don't you think the first group will be brought to wonder what what makes that difference? See different points of view?
I believe we should talk about controversial issues. It's not making racism a taboo that it will go away. It needs to be discussed. Ignorance is the killer . And the best we can do to fight it is to share our knowledge and stress those moral values that cannot be overlooked.
Of course if a post were really offending it would be deleted, and possibly action would be taken against the offender, like it is the rule on pprune.