What 9/11 has done to American Muslims

10/09/2021 23 min
What 9/11 has done to American Muslims

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Twenty years ago, the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on United Airlines Flight 93 killed nearly 3,000 people. It’s a day that launched wars and shifted politics in the United States forever.It’s also the day that pushed the U.S. Muslim community under a microscope — and has kept them there ever since.Today, we focus on how 9/11 and its aftermath continue to loom over their lives.More reading:20 years after 9/11, an American Muslim recalls the costs of war you didn’t see on TVMuslim youth in America: A generation shadowed by the aftermath of 9/11Former Rep. Keith Ellison recalls how political opponents attacked his Muslim faith after 9/11

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