Backlash (September 11, 2001)

Backlash Sites:

The Chronicle: Attack on Indian Student at U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Leads to Brawl, 2 Arrests The Chronicle: Attack on Indian Student at U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Leads to Brawl, 2 Arrests: The Indian student was physically attacked by a fellow student who called him a "terrorist." The incident escalated into a fight involving over 30 people. (Backlash) http://chronicle.com/free/2001/09/2001092401n.htm CNN: Muslims targets in terror backlash CNN: Muslims targets in terror backlash: Reports of an upsurge in anti-Muslim attacks all over Europe. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/19/gen.muslim.attacks/index.html Rediff.com: Complaints of harassment of Muslims rising in Montreal Rediff.com: Complaints of harassment of Muslims rising in Montreal: Police in the Canadian city have received about 95 complaints of harassment and physical assaults from Muslims and members of the local Arab community in the past month. (Backlash) http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/oct/12ny31.htm Seattle Times: Understanding turbans: Don't link them to terrorism Seattle Times: Understanding turbans: Don't link them to terrorism: Includes an illustrated guide to turbans, in response to reports of attacks on Sikhs in the local area. (Backlash) http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=turban270&date=20010927 Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Bozeman minority residents accosted for color of skin Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Bozeman minority residents accosted for color of skin: Kathlenn O'Toole reports that at least two residents of this Montana community have suffered unprovoked attacks since the September 11th terrorist attacks. (Backlash) http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=archivedetails&pnpid=311&om=0&ArchiveID=372691 ASDC: Communities Respond to the Attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon ASDC: Communities Respond to the Attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon: Compilation of events, activities, and information that are related to the recent attacks and the backlash against Arabs and other Muslims. Includes fact sheets and educational resources for schools, the public, and the media. (Backlash) http://www.capablecommunity.com/projects/CommResp.html Tolerance, Civil Rights, and Justice in Wake of September 11 Tragedies Tolerance, Civil Rights, and Justice in Wake of September 11 Tragedies: Statement from the US Commission on Civil Rights urging Americans to resist the temptation to unfairly target the members of any ethnic or religious group. Includes hotline for reporting racial violence, and journalist's guide of facts about the Arab Amer (Backlash) http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/tragedy/main.htm KCJ: Innocent plea in hate attack on Sikh cabby KCJ: Innocent plea in hate attack on Sikh cabby: A San Diego man pleads innocent to a malicious harassment charge in Seattle, a cab company reports trying to accommodate drivers and passengers. (Backlash) http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/68651 muslimresource.com muslimresource.com: A response to the 9/11 tragedy by muslim organisations, offering news, information on islam, resources and links to the founding organisations. (Backlash) http://www.muslimresource.com/ St. Petersburg Times: Muslims feel local backlash St. Petersburg Times: Muslims feel local backlash: Across the Tampa Bay area, Muslims and Arab-Americans say they have felt the heat of anger from fellow Americans. (Backlash) http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/document.html?QDesc=&FMTS=FT&QVPID=&FrameName=&QCPP=&QIID=000000080658937&FMT=FT Muslims Against Terrorism Muslims Against Terrorism: Quotes from the Quron showing Islam prohibits terrorism and demands peace, FAQ, and hate crime reporting. [Flash required] (Backlash) http://www.matusa.org BBC News: Scottish Muslims describe fears BBC News: Scottish Muslims describe fears: Muslims meet to draw up a plan to change attitudes, Sikhs report fears, too. (Backlash) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/1553409.stm The Muslim Council of Britain The Muslim Council of Britain: Includes news, incident reporting, fact sheets, and newsletters. (Backlash) http://www.mcb.org.uk/ Cincinnati Post: Muslims battle backlash spurred by attacks Cincinnati Post: Muslims battle backlash spurred by attacks: Stephen Huba writes of the anti-Muslim backlash and speaks to several Muslims in the local area who have been affected by the hostility. (Backlash) http://www.cincypost.com/attack/muslim091501.html St. Petersburg Times: Mail brings slur, threat to citizen born in Iran St. Petersburg Times: Mail brings slur, threat to citizen born in Iran: In the second recent anti-Islamic incident in St. Petersburg, a family flees their home. (Backlash) http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/SouthPinellas/Mail_brings_slur__thr.shtml OutLookIndia.com: Alone In The Crowd OutLookIndia.com: Alone In The Crowd: An article by Kamla Bhatt about hate crimes against Asians and the factors involved. [Free registration required to view.] (Backlash) http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20011001&fname=Indian+Victims+%28F%29&sid=2&pn=1 Amnesty International: The Backlash Amnesty International: The Backlash: Statement by AI on the racist attacks against Muslim, Asian and Middle Eastern people. (Backlash) http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engACT300272001?OpenDocument?OpenDocument Columbus Dispatch Online: Bridging Differences Columbus Dispatch Online: Bridging Differences: An editorial against ill-informed, anti-Muslim sentiment stressing shared beliefs between America's many different cultures. (Backlash) http://libpub.dispatch.com/cgi-bin/documentv1?DBLIST=cd01&DOCNUM=41795&TERMV=21119:8: CNN: Bush denounces Muslim harassment CNN: Bush denounces Muslim harassment: Those directing their anger against Muslims in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon should be ashamed, President Bush said Monday. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/17/gen.hate.crimes/index.html BBC News: Pigs' heads left at Islamic centre BBC News: Pigs' heads left at Islamic centre: Reports of vandalism and arson at mosques. (Backlash) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1556202.stm BBC News: Extra police to protect Muslims BBC News: Extra police to protect Muslims: Police draft in more officers and take extra measures to protect UK Muslims from violent reaction to the US terror attacks. (Backlash) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1555162.stm Arizona Republic: Hate crime report a hoax, student may face charges Arizona Republic: Hate crime report a hoax, student may face charges: The Arizona State University junior admitted the crime he reported previously was a hoax. (Backlash) http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special44/articles/1002student02.html United States: "We are Not the Enemy" United States: "We are Not the Enemy": Human Rights Watch reports on hate crimes after September 11 against Arabs, Muslims, and those perceived to be Arab or Muslim and the local, state and federal response to it. (Backlash) http://hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/ The Council on American Islamic Relations The Council on American Islamic Relations: News, condemnation of terrorist attacks, Muslim civil rights in the US, anti-Muslim incidents, hate crime reporting, Muslim lawyer locator, and information about Islam and American Muslims. (Backlash) http://www.cair-net.org/ CNN: Hate crime reports up in wake of terrorist attacks CNN: Hate crime reports up in wake of terrorist attacks: Reports of hate crimes against Muslims and southeast Asians have risen exponentially across the U.S. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.hate.crimes/index.html CNN: Man questioned in shooting death of Sikh CNN: Man questioned in shooting death of Sikh: Police question a man in the shooting death of a gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.mesa.shooting/index.html Ethnic and Religious Profiling in America Ethnic and Religious Profiling in America: Anai Rhoads reports on incidents of abuse directed against Arab-Americans since 911. (Backlash) http://globalresearch.ca/articles/RHO211A.html Sikh.net Sikh.net: Includes news, hate crimes reporting, information about Sikh faith, and Sikh business professionals network. (Backlash) http://www.sikh.net/ CNN: Immigrants fear backlash to terror attacks CNN: Immigrants fear backlash to terror attacks: The fear of a backlash cuts across several immigrant communities in the United States after reports that one Sikh in Phoenix, Arizona, and one Pakistani in Dallas, Texas, have been killed in what the police suspect could be hate crimes. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/19/gen.hate.crimes/index.html South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow: Non-profit group supporting South Asian-American youth. Programs, services, and a report of over 600 hate crimes in one week [PDF]. [Flash required] (Backlash) http://www.saalt.moonfruit.org/ Terror and Fear Terror and Fear: Compilation of news on the aftermath of the september 11 attacks for the Muslim Communities in the US. (Backlash) http://www.imadr.org/regional/american-arab1.html ZMag: Revenge Comes Home ZMag: Revenge Comes Home: Commentary by Sonia Shah about who "they" are and loaded poll questions. (Backlash) http://www.zmag.org/shahrevenge.htm St. Petersburg Times: In a country they love, a dose of hate St. Petersburg Times: In a country they love, a dose of hate: A column by Mary Jo Malone about a local woman attacked because she is from Afghanistan. (Backlash) http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/Columns/In_a_country_they_lov.shtml CNN: Schools deal with anti-Arab backlash CNN: Schools deal with anti-Arab backlash: An article about death threats and harassment in schools with resources for parents and teachers. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/fyi/teachers.ednews/09/20/vic.schools.backlash.ap/index.html Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune: NWA regrets kicking Arab-American men off flight in Twin Cities Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune: NWA regrets kicking Arab-American men off flight in Twin Cities: Northwest Airlines voices regret after removing four Arab-American men from a connecting flight when passengers refused to fly with them. (Backlash) http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/705987.html Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims urged to give aid Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims urged to give aid: Kevin Aldridge and Earnest Winston report that area Muslims have called on their community to donate blood, give money and pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. They plead with the public not to take out its anger on them. (Backlash) http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/13/loc_muslims_urged_to.html CNN: Jewish, Arab groups join to fight 'backlash' CNN: Jewish, Arab groups join to fight 'backlash': Representatives of a dozen Jewish, Arab and community groups came together Wednesday to speak out against what they see as a surging racist backlash against Muslims and Arabs in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the United States. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/19/rec.anti.arab.backlash/index.html Attack on America - Islamic Resource Center Attack on America - Islamic Resource Center: Provides reactions from muslim leaders, a list of muslim victims, news on the anti-muslim backlash in US and information on islam. (Backlash) http://islam.about.com/blattack.htm St. Petersburg Times: Hatred's broad black brush, how it hit home St. Petersburg Times: Hatred's broad black brush, how it hit home: Report of a St. Petersburg, Florida, man of Palestinian heritage who was harassed and received a death threat. (Backlash) http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/document.html?QDesc=&FMTS=FT&QVPID=&FrameName=&QCPP=&QIID=000000081130903&FMT=FT CNN: Arab-American community 'keeping its head down' CNN: Arab-American community 'keeping its head down': Reports of death threats, attacks, and hate messages. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/15/arab.american.backlash/index.html Rediff.com: Sikh student shot at in US hate crime Rediff.com: Sikh student shot at in US hate crime: A college student reports being harassed and shot at while driving on a highway. (Backlash) http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/sep/26ny6.htm ADL Responds to Violence and Harassment ADL Responds to Violence and Harassment: Anti-Defamation League responses to incidents of violence and harassment against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and other individuals or groups that are perceived to be of Middle Eastern descent. Also commentary from groups, ranging from civil rights g (Backlash) http://www.adl.org/terrorism_america/adl_responds.asp Seattle Times: Beaten Sikh is out of the Hospital Seattle Times: Beaten Sikh is out of the Hospital: Relates two separate attacks on Sikh men, and sympathy forthem expressed by SeaTac residents. (Backlash) http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sikh22&date=20011022 Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims say they can feel the hate Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims say they can feel the hate: The Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which receives about two calls about threats or harassment against Muslims per week, received more than 70 calls September 12th. (Backlash) http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/14/loc_muslims_say_they_can.html About the Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Backlash About the Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Backlash: Directory of news articles and information about the tragedy and its backlash upon Arab and Muslim Americans. (Backlash) http://www.abunimah.org/wtcindex.html DC Indymedia: Arabs, Muslims, Others Face Violence and Harassment in D.C.-Area DC Indymedia: Arabs, Muslims, Others Face Violence and Harassment in D.C.-Area: A summary of some of the recent incidents in the Washington D.C. area. (Backlash) http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13036 The Nation: Scapegoats The Nation: Scapegoats: An article by Sumana Raychaudhuri comparing the current hostilities to those following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. (Backlash) http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20011008&s=raychaudhuri20010927 Rediff.com: Now New Zealand Sikhs target of racial attacks Rediff.com: Now New Zealand Sikhs target of racial attacks: Threats to Sikh gurdwaras (prayer halls) and the community by extremist organisations have been reported, also two Hindu temples have been vandalized. (Backlash) http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/sep/21ny5.htm An Appropriate Response An Appropriate Response: Information regarding the events of September 11, 2002, Middle East regional and cultural background, alternatives to war and American Arab civil rights (Backlash) http://www.kichu.com/elp/sept11.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Community answers targeting of mosque Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Community answers targeting of mosque: Lewis Kamb reports that Jews, Christians, and Buddhists joined Muslims for an interfaith service at a mosque the day after an attempted arson, just one in a string of anti-Islamic acts reported in the area since September 11th. (Backlash) http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/attack/39088_mosque15.shtml Cincinatti Enquirer: Muslim criticizes backlash Cincinatti Enquirer: Muslim criticizes backlash: Dr. Salem Foad explains what it is to be Muslim and why America should not stereotype an entire religion. (Backlash) http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/14/loc_muslim_criticizes.html BBC News: Racist attack on Afghan taxi driver BBC News: Racist attack on Afghan taxi driver: Police are investigating a racial attack in which remarks were made about the atrocities in the US which left an Afghan minicab driver paralyzed. (Backlash) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1548981.stm CNN: Mosque firebombed in Australia CNN: Mosque firebombed in Australia: Molotov cocktails were thrown at a mosque in Brisbane, Queensland. (Backlash) http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/09/13/attack.australia.muslims/index.html Cincinnati Post: Muslim Americans suffer terrorist backlash Cincinnati Post: Muslim Americans suffer terrorist backlash: Thomas Hargrove writes of the backlash that some Muslims across America have faced as part of the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks. (Backlash) http://www.cincypost.com/2001/sep/13/muslim091301.html