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Local Activists Organize Against Violence in Olympia, Washington
Local communities across the country have been organizing in small ways to prevent the US from retaliating againstthe attacks of September 11, and also to curb discrimination and attacks against Arab-Americans and those perceivedto be of Arab descent.October 09, 2001 | Story
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As Washington Tries to Build a Coalition to Support An Attack On Afghanistan, It Tries To Censor the Largest Cable Network in the Arab World: A Roundtable On Media Coverage
The British newspaper, The Guardian, is reporting that the U.S. has delayed airstrikes on Afghanistan, after key countries in the Middle East expressed doubts about allowing their territory to serve as a base for military operations.October 05, 2001 | Story
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Arab, Asian Taxi Drivers Beaten and Harassed in New York and Around the World
One young Afghan man was beaten so severely in London, he is paralyzed from the neck down. An Asian man wasassaulted and had blue paint poured over him and his car.October 03, 2001 | Story
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Arab and Muslim Students Have Their Records Pulled By the FBI and Face Widespreaddiscrimination at College
Federal agents are targeting Arab students on college campuses as part of their investigation into the Sept. 11terrorist attacks, gathering lists of foreign nationals and combing through files. Investigators began looking atcollege campuses after learning some of the alleged hijackers or their accomplices were in the country on studentvisas. Officials at universities across the country say they...October 03, 2001 | Story
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"Terrorism & the Constitution: Sacrificing Civil Liberties in the Name of National Security"- a Forum
The detention of some 500 people as part of the FBI investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks, and new legislation thatwould give law enforcement expanded powers, have raised serious concerns for civil rights groups. Their concerns havebeen exacerbated by reports of hundreds of alleged hate crimes against Muslims or those of Middle Eastern descent.October 03, 2001 | Story
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Will Judges Soften Their Attitudes Towards Racial Profiling?
Up until September 11 racial profiling was harshly criticized by people around the country, but courts had neverdeclared profiling illegal.September 28, 2001 | Story
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Forum: Attacks On Arab, Asian and Muslim-Americans Double
Despite repeated requests for calm from President Bush and top law enforcement officials, the number of hate crimesdirected at Arab Americans has almost doubled from a week ago, and the FBI has formally opened about 90 civil rightsinvestigations since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.September 28, 2001 | Story
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As Israel Intensifies Its Occupation in Palestinian Territories, a Conversation with Edward Said
Since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, political commentators have flooded the mainstream media with superficial commentary about the nature of Islam, its relation to the Taliban, and the challenges the US faces in being understood and appreciated in the Muslim and Arab world. [includes rush transcript]September 25, 2001 | Story
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Thousands Take to the Streets of New York Chanting "Bush Wants War, New York Wants Peace!";Denver Activists Face Felony Charges for An Anti-War Action
Thousands of people marched across New York on Friday night to call for peace and demand an end to attacks on Muslimand Arab communities.September 24, 2001 | Story
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Religious Communities Mobilize for Peace
In the days since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, people of all faiths and even little faith haveflocked to churches, mosques and synagogues seeking comfort, prayer and a sense of meaning in the midst of suffering.Mainstream religious leaders around the country have organized interfaith prayer services proclaiming unity andpreaching tolerance, such as the one held yesterday...September 24, 2001 | Story
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Organizing for Peace: New York Police Revoke Permit for Muslim Peace Vigil; a Round Robin Of Students Around the Country Who Are Mourning and Mobilizing
As President Bush leads the US and its allies into a war on terrorism and vows military retaliation, students across the country are reclaiming their historical role as advocates for peace. In a minute, we will hear from students around the country about their organizing and the emerging student anti-war movement.September 21, 2001 | Story
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A Wave of Hate Crimes Against Arab and Asian Americans Seeps the Nation: An Interview Withadam Singh, Whose Cousin Was Murdered, and 3 South Asian Women Activists
In Mesa, Ariz., Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh, was shot and killed outside his gas station Saturday "for no otherapparent reason than that he was dark-skinned and wore a turban," Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley said.September 18, 2001 | Story
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Thousands of Civilians Try to Flee Afghanistan, Fearing U.S. Attack
Officials from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban movement have started to flee the capital, Kabul, amid growing expectations of U.S. attacks. Fear of reprisal has triggered a rush to get families out of the cities. Thousands of people have flooded over the eastern border to the already overflowing refugee camps of Pakistan. These who couldn’t leave were bracing for war, stocking up on food,...September 17, 2001 | Story
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Sounds of the Street; Activists Mourn the Dead While Denouncing the March to War and Attacks on Muslim and Arab Americans
Racist violence against Arabs or people of Arabic descent has increased around the world. The BBC is reporting that an Afghan taxi driver has been paralyzed after an attack in London. In New York, a caller threatened to harm hundreds of students in an Islamic school. In Texas, a mosque was firebombed. In Wyoming, an angry group of shoppers chased a woman and her children from a Wal-Mart. In Bridgeview,...September 17, 2001 | Story
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Afghan Americans Mourn the Dead from the WTC Attacks and Fear the Impact of the Attacks on Their Communities
Along with Arab Americans, Indian and Pakistani Americans, Afghan Americans have become the targets of threats and harassment in the wake of Tuesday’s terror attacks against the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Many fear devastating military attacks against Afghanistan, already one of the world’s poorest countries. International aid workers and U.N. staff have evacuated from the...September 14, 2001 | Story
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Manning Marable, Howard Zinn and Grace Paley Speak Out Against the Bush Administration’s March to War
In the midst of the rising tide of congressional and Bush administration calls for a harsh military response to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, there is a remarkable, hawkish unity in the views being expressed in the mainstream media. [includes rush transcript]September 13, 2001 | Story
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Anti-Muslim and Arab Attacks and Threats Spread Across U.S.
An ugly and perhaps predictable backlash is sprouting across the nation, as federal officials point to the Middle East in their investigation of the terror attacks in New York and Washington. Meanwhile, Congress and the Bush administration continue to issue calls for vengeance and harsh military retaliation, fueling anxiety among Muslim and Arab Americans, who remember from the Persian Gulf War...September 13, 2001 | Story
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Muslim and Arab Americans Face Harassment, Threats as Bush Administration and Congress Beat Drums of War
In the immediate wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, U.S. officials immediately speculated that Osama bin Laden was likely to be found responsible. A CNN anchor said, "Whenever something like this happens, you have to look to the Middle East." Amidst this climate of official and media speculation, Muslim and Arab-American organizations have immediately reported...September 12, 2001 | Story
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Special Coverage of Attack on WTC and Pentagon
This is a special one-hour live report on the WTC and Pentagon attacks.
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Muslim Intern for Rep. David Bonier Kicked Out of Meeting with Bush Administration By Secret Service
Last week, Muslim leaders walked out of a White House meeting in protest at the exclusion of one of the attendees. Abdullah Al-Arian, a Muslim student at Duke University who had just begun an internship with Representative David Bonier (D-MI), was approached by a security guard and asked to leave the premises. No reason was given for his removal.July 05, 2001 | Story
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