Thoughts on Post 9/11 America {Link Roundup}

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Thoughts on Post-9/11 America The eleventh anniversary of 9/11 is just days away. What is on your mind? What would you like to see for the future of this post 9/11 country? Some thoughts on post-9/11 America… ‘Ground Zero’ Rising: 10 Years Later Each year our family recounts the history of 9/11.  We light our [...]

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Big Brother Spying on NYC Muslims {Colorlines.com}

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Big Brother Spying on NYC Muslims We now know that the NYPD’s once secret program that for years spied on Muslims, striking a justified fear into the community’s core, never gleaned a single lead or terrorism-related investigation. In court testimony released last week the police official who oversees the controversial Demographics Unit admitted that the massive operation to [...]

September 11: The Day That Shook Us All

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September 11: The Day That Shook Us All It has been ten years, and I remember it all like it was yesterday.  My children ask me about September 11th every year, and this year is no different. My son asked me casually the other day what it was like when the planes crashed into the World [...]

The Injustice of War: Life After 9/11

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The Injustice of War: Life After 9/11 September 11, 2001. I was teaching in exactly the same classroom I am teaching today. Ten years ago, September 11th started out a normal day; but it turned out to be anything but normal. Instead of our regular schoolwork, we watched the footage of planes crashing into the Twin [...]

The Good American: An American Muslim Reflection of 9/11

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The Good American: An American Muslim Reflection of 9/11 I really wanted to write a post for next weeks’ 9/11 rememberance but I had a very hard time deciding where to start or to even process my feelings.  When discussing this subject I alternate from anger to sadness. As I look back and remember when [...]

‘Ground Zero’ Rising: 10 Years Later

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‘Ground Zero’ Rising: 10 Years Later Each year our family recounts the history of 9/11.  We light our candles, we say our prayers for the families that are still coping with the tragedy of their loss and we recall our feelings at that dreadful hour…when we realized that the world wasn’t as small as we [...]