 Attack on America - Islamic Resource Center - http://islam.about.com/blattack.htm Provides reactions from muslim leaders, a list of muslim victims, news on the anti-muslim backlash in US and information on islam. |
 CNN: Immigrants fear backlash to terror attacks - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/19/gen.hate.crimes/index.html 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. |
 CNN: Muslims targets in terror backlash - http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/09/19/gen.muslim.attacks/index.html Reports of an upsurge in anti-Muslim attacks all over Europe. |
 CNN: Mosque firebombed in Australia - http://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/09/13/attack.australia.muslims/index.html Molotov cocktails were thrown at a mosque in Brisbane, Queensland. |
 CNN: Bush denounces Muslim harassment - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/17/gen.hate.crimes/index.html 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. |
 CNN: Jewish, Arab groups join to fight 'backlash' - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/19/rec.anti.arab.backlash/index.html 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. |
 CNN: Man questioned in shooting death of Sikh - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.mesa.shooting/index.html Police question a man in the shooting death of a gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona. |
 CNN: Arab-American community 'keeping its head down' - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/15/arab.american.backlash/index.html Reports of death threats, attacks, and hate messages. |
 CNN: Hate crime reports up in wake of terrorist attacks - http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.hate.crimes/index.html Reports of hate crimes against Muslims and southeast Asians have risen exponentially across the U.S. |
 CNN: Schools deal with anti-Arab backlash - http://www.cnn.com/2001/fyi/teachers.ednews/09/20/vic.schools.backlash.ap/index.html An article about death threats and harassment in schools with resources for parents and teachers. |
 Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims urged to give aid - http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/13/loc_muslims_urged_to.html 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. |
 Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslims say they can feel the hate - http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/14/loc_muslims_say_they_can.html 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. |
 Cincinnati Enquirer: Muslim Criticizes Backlash - http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/09/14/loc_muslim_criticizes.html Dr. Salem Foad explains what it is to be Muslim and why America should not stereotype an entire religion. |
 The Chronicle: Attack on Indian Student at U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Leads to Brawl, 2 Arrests - http://chronicle.com/free/2001/09/2001092401n.htm 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. |
 The Nation: Scapegoats - http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20011008&s=raychaudhuri20010927 An article by Sumana Raychaudhuri comparing the current hostilities to those following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. |
 An Appropriate Response - http://www.kichu.com/elp/sept11.html Information regarding the events of September 11, 2002, Middle East regional and cultural background, alternatives to war and American Arab civil rights |
 BBC News: Extra police to protect Muslims - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1555162.stm Police draft in more officers and take extra measures to protect UK Muslims from violent reaction to the US terror attacks. |
 BBC News: Pigs' heads left at Islamic centre - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1556202.stm Reports of vandalism and arson at mosques. |
 BBC News: Racist attack on Afghan taxi driver - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1548981.stm Police are investigating a racial attack in which remarks were made about the atrocities in the US which left an Afghan minicab driver paralyzed. |
 BBC News: Scottish Muslims describe fears - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/scotland/1553409.stm Muslims meet to draw up a plan to change attitudes, Sikhs report fears, too. |
 Amnesty International: The Backlash - http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engACT300272001?OpenDocument?OpenDocument Statement by AI on the racist attacks against Muslim, Asian and Middle Eastern people. |
 United States: "We are Not the Enemy" - http://hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/ 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. |
 Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Bozeman minority residents accosted for color of skin - http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?show=archivedetails&pnpid=311&om=0&ArchiveID=372691 Kathlenn O'Toole reports that at least two residents of this Montana community have suffered unprovoked attacks since the September 11th terrorist attacks. |
 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee - http://www.adc.org/ Includes hate crimes hotline, incident reporting, advice for educators and Arab-American parents, educational resources, and statements of support. |
 ADL Responds to Violence and Harassment - http://www.adl.org/terrorism_america/adl_responds.asp 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 groups to extremist organizations. |
 The Muslim Council of Britain - http://www.mcb.org.uk/ Includes news, incident reporting, fact sheets, and newsletters. |
 OutLookIndia.com: Alone In The Crowd - http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20011001&fname=Indian+Victims+%28F%29&sid=2&pn=1 An article by Kamla Bhatt about hate crimes against Asians and the factors involved. [Free registration required to view.] |
 Muslims Against Terrorism - http://www.matusa.org Quotes from the Quron showing Islam prohibits terrorism and demands peace, FAQ, and hate crime reporting. [Flash required] |
 ZMag: Revenge Comes Home - http://www.zmag.org/shahrevenge.htm Commentary by Sonia Shah about who "they" are and loaded poll questions. |
 Ethnic and Religious Profiling in America - http://globalresearch.ca/articles/RHO211A.html Anai Rhoads reports on incidents of abuse directed against Arab-Americans since 911. |
 DC Indymedia: Arabs, Muslims, Others Face Violence and Harassment in D.C.-Area - http://dc.indymedia.org/newswire/display/13036 A summary of some of the recent incidents in the Washington D.C. area. |
 Sikh.net - http://www.sikh.net/ Includes news, hate crimes reporting, information about Sikh faith, and Sikh business professionals network. |
 Seattle Times: Beaten Sikh is out of the Hospital - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sikh22&date=20011022 Relates two separate attacks on Sikh men, and sympathy forthem expressed by SeaTac residents. |
 Seattle Times: Understanding turbans: Don't link them to terrorism - http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=turban270&date=20010927 Includes an illustrated guide to turbans, in response to reports of attacks on Sikhs in the local area. |
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Community answers targeting of mosque - http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/attack/39088_mosque15.shtml 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. |
 St. Petersburg Times: Mail brings slur, threat to citizen born in Iran - http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/SouthPinellas/Mail_brings_slur__thr.shtml In the second recent anti-Islamic incident in St. Petersburg, a family flees their home. |
 St. Petersburg Times: In a country they love, a dose of hate - http://www.sptimes.com/News/092301/Columns/In_a_country_they_lov.shtml A column by Mary Jo Malone about a local woman attacked because she is from Afghanistan. |
 St. Petersburg Times: Muslims feel local backlash - http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/document.html?QDesc=&FMTS=FT&QVPID=&FrameName=&QCPP=&QIID=000000080658937&FMT=FT Across the Tampa Bay area, Muslims and Arab-Americans say they have felt the heat of anger from fellow Americans. |
 St. Petersburg Times: Hatred's broad black brush, how it hit home - http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/main/document.html?QDesc=&FMTS=FT&QVPID=&FrameName=&QCPP=&QIID=000000081130903&FMT=FT Report of a St. Petersburg, Florida, man of Palestinian heritage who was harassed and received a death threat. |
 Rediff.com: Sikh student shot at in US hate crime - http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/sep/26ny6.htm A college student reports being harassed and shot at while driving on a highway. |
 Rediff.com: Now New Zealand Sikhs target of racial attacks - http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/sep/21ny5.htm Threats to Sikh gurdwaras (prayer halls) and the community by extremist organisations have been reported, also two Hindu temples have been vandalized. |
 Rediff.com: Complaints of harassment of Muslims rising in Montreal - http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/oct/12ny31.htm 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. |
 Tolerance, Civil Rights, and Justice in Wake of September 11 Tragedies - http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/tragedy/main.htm 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 American community. |
 About the Anti-Arab, Anti-Muslim Backlash - http://www.abunimah.org/wtcindex.html Directory of news articles and information about the tragedy and its backlash upon Arab and Muslim Americans. |