Don't dwell on it. It's not worth it. You have a husband who loves you and your nationality matters little to him otherwise he wouldn't have married you. It is HIS state of mind that you should be more concerned with and it seems you don't have a problem with him. Don't even waste your time responding back to you MIL. The next time you see her, put forth a positive attitude, and act as though you never received her tactless email and that you couldn't care less. That way, if she did INDEED have wrong intentions when she sent you that email, she'd be disappointed by how you're not reacting to it. We don't know the intentions behind her email. For all you know they could have been innocent. She might even have sent it with the intention of concern for Pakistan and how it would be much better if it's government did things differently (such as electing their own leaders). You'll never know why she did it. People who desire to hurt you want to see a reaction and get under your skin, so don't give her one and don't let it happen. Corruption takes place in every country, even in super power nations. The reason behind the success or failure of a country is dependent upon MANY factors, not only the way it elects its leaders. If anything, this letter did a poor job explaining the reasons behind the economic success of a country. It was not thorough enough, it doesn't educate much, and while it might be taken seriously by the average reader, I doubt it's something that economists would rely heavily upon, :p