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This is not a political site. All articles here are thought-provoking and selected to challenge our beliefs and promote growth, with the hope that we become educated, aware and responsible human beings.  We need to examine the issue of terrorism from a personal, social and global perspective.  We must learn from our mistakes, so that we do not repeat the same pattern.  Same action will produce the same result.  No person, country or politician is innocent... whether it is apathy, disinterest, greed or power... we are equally responsible for the world being in the condition that it is.  The burning question now is: will we continue to create divisiveness, 'us against them' mentality... or will we have the courage to step out of our conditioned & limited boxes of existence?  

Our prayers are for peace in the world. 
coping with disasters
After 9-11: Increase in Domestic Violence   Newsweek
Building A Culture of Peace & Non-Violence 
Coping with Disasters
Developing a Family Disaster Plan 
Helping Children Cope With Disasters 
Helping Those in Need 
How We Become Like The Enemy  Phillip G. Zimbardo  
Items Banned on Airlines  excerpt from AOL 
Know Your Rights As An Airline Passenger  CAIR
Know Your Rights As An Employee  CAIR 
Muslim Dress in Dangerous Times  Muslim Women's League
Muslims Taking Action  CAIR 
Peacemakers Offer Alternatives to War  Janet Jai  'Alternet'  
PTSD & Disasters  Uzma Mazhar
Safety Measures for Mosques 
Safety Tips For Muslim Women  Samana Siddiqui   'Islamic Human Rights Commission'  
Talking about Disasters to Children of Different Ages 
The Aftermath of the World Trade Centre Tragedy: Making Sense Of It Together Abul Hussain & Rufus May
Things You Can Do To Help Yourself 
What to do if you are the target of a hate crime 
Aid & Relief Organizations 
Interfaith Peace Organizations 
related articles: Islāmic perspective
A Memo to American Muslims  M. A. Muqtedar Khan 
A Message from Afghan Women RAWA
A Message of Hope  CAIR Reports
A Moderate Muslim View of Islamic Terrorism  Kamal Nawash
A Muslim Spiritual Response to the Sept 11th Attacks  Muslim Peace Fellowship 
An Afghani Voice  Tamim Ansary
An Open Letter to America & The World  Asma'el Muhaiyaddeen
An Open Letter to Muslims  Imam Zaid Shakir
A Paradox  Faiz  
A Prayer   Halveti-Jerrahi Order 
A Time for Renewal  Ali Ahmed Minai  'Chowk' 
A Western Construct  Faisal Kutty (2006)
America's Crusade  Azzam Tamimi  'The Jakarta Post' 
Confronting Anti-Muslim Sentiment: A Battle pf Mirages  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad  (2006)
Devoted to My Faith & Country  Arsalan Tariq Iftikhar
Embracing Unity  Arsalan Tariq Iftikhar 
Finding Good In Evil  Azam Saeed  'AlterNet'  
Finding Peace in an Insane World  Maryam Hand 
First Hand Account From A Muslim in the WTC  Usman Farman
Forgiveness: Islamic Perspective  Dr Muzzamil Siddiqi 
Getting Used to The Idea of Double Standards  Tariq Ali  'The Independent'  UK
Generalizing the Islamic Label  Abdul Rahman Al Rashed 
Hadith (Sayings & Traditions) of Prophet Muhammad (saw)  
Hate & Violence   Uzma Mazhar
Hate Violence & Hate Crimes  Uzma Mazhar
Healing Our Broken-ness  Muzammil Siddiqui
Healing Voices   Quotations From Religious Books
Hijackers of Islam  Khalid Hasan  (The Friday Times, Pakistan)
Illusion of Muslim Unity  Irfan Husain  'Dawn'  Pakistan 
Islam Has Become It's Own Enemy: Muslims In Denial  Ziauddin Sardar  'The Observer' 
Islamic Countries: Freedom from Colonization  
Islāmic vs. Muslim Values  Atiq Ebady
Israel/Palestine & Terrorism  Kamal Nawash
Jihad Explained  M. Amir Ali, Ph.D.  III&E
Judge us Not by the un-Islamic Acts of a Few  Parvez Ahmed & Arsalan Iftikhar
Living in Harmony with Religious Diversity: Islamic Perspective  Uzma Mazhar  (2003)
Mixing Politics with Theology  Imam Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad  (2006)
Muslim Psyche: Reclaiming Our Faith   Irfan Husain  'Dawn'  Pakistan
Muslim Reactions to September 11th  Sheila Musaji
Muslims for Human Dignity  Dr Muzzamil Siddiqi 
Muslims in the West: Muslim diasporas can play a positive role in challenging the dangerous 'clash of civilisations' thesis  Tariq Modood  'The Observer' 
Muslims Must Not Let Terrorism Become Voice of Islam  Blerime Topalli 'iviews'
Muslims' Moment of Truth  Moonis Ahmar  'The News International'  Pk 
My Fatwa on the Fanatics  Ziauddin Sardar  'The Observer' 
On & About Islam  A Collection of Articles 
One Poor Hijacked Victim Continues to Suffer: Islam  Tarek Fatah
Orientalism, Misinformation & Islam  Abu Iman 'Abd ar-Rahman Robert Squires
Our Islamic Fine-Tuning Project  Omid Safi
Prejudice: Islamic Perspective  Uzma Mazhar
Recapturing Islam from the Terrorists  Abdal-Hakim Murad
Religious Tolerance Toward Non-Muslims 
Religious Similarities 
Rights & Responsibilities: Islamic Perspective Quotes from The Qurān & Hadīth
Scholars of Islam & The Tragedy of Sept 11th 
Speaking Out Against the War  Arsalan Tariq Iftikhar
Sufism  A Collection of Articles
Terrorists are Mass Murderers Not Martyrs  Interview with Hamza Yousaf
The Language of Islamophobia  Jeremy Henzell-Thomas 
The 'Middle' Way of Islam  Izzat Majeed
The Military & The Mullahs   Husain Naqi  'The Nation'  Pk 
Tolerance: Islamic Perspective  Dr Muzzamil Siddiqi
Unity & Diversity: Islamic Perspective  Dr Muzzamil Siddiqi
Violence: Christianity & Islam  Dr. Ahmad Shafaat
Violence: Islamic Perspective   
War & Conflict: Islamic Perspective  Yahiya Emerick
When The Innocent Are Murdered We All Go Into The Dark With Them  Ziauddin Sardar  'The Observer' 
Where are the Muslim Voices?  Uzma Mazhar
2 Muslim Families Keep Faith While Forced To Defend It  Aamer Madhani 
reality check: healing voices
A Quiz  
A World Out Of Touch With Itself  Rabbi Michael Turner  'Tikkun' 
Afghanistan and Oil  'BBC World News'  
America's Terrorist Roots  Geov Parrish  'AlterNet'
Anti-Terrorism As A Cover For Terrorism  Edward S. Herman  'Z-Mag' 
Bomb them with Butter, Bribe them with Hope  Kent Madin  
Bush, the CIA & The Roots of Terrorism  Michael Moore  'Alternet'
But Then Nothing, Nothing Justifies Terrorism  Mahmoud Darwish  'Gush Shalom'
Debt Forgiveness: Isn't It About Time  Faisal Kutty  'iviews.com' 
Deeper Wound  Deepak Chopra
Did Israel Attack The Pentagon & The World Trade Center  Information Times
Did We Think???  Uzma Mazhar
Does This Country Have The Moral Authority To Lead The World?  Stephen Gowans  'Media Monitors' 
Donning The Scarf For A Day: Showing Solidarity  
Faith in Corporate Media is Rooted in Authoritarianism Sarah Bellum  'The Independent Media Center'
Fear & Pain of Muslim Friends  Carol Goar
Folks Out There Have A "Distaste of Western Civilization and Cultural Values"  Edward S. Herman 
Ground Zero & The Saudi Connection  Stephen Schwartz  'The Spectator UK'
Healing Voices   Quotations From Religious Books 
Hostility Potential  Dr Nasir Sulman  'Dawn'  Pakistan 
How Can The US Bomb This Tragic People?  Robert Fisk  'The Independent UK'
Inevitable Ring To The Unimaginable  John Pilger
Intolerant Liberalism  Madeleine Bunting  'The Guardian UK' 
Is God On Our Side Or Is He On Their's?  John J. Thatamanil  'The LA Times'
Islam & The West are Inadequate Banners  Edward Said  'The Observer'
It's the US Foreign Policy, Stupid  Haroon Siddiqui  'The Toronto Star'
Justice Must Not Be The Next Casualty  Amnesty International  
Make No Mistake  Beatrice Motamedi  'Pacific News Service' US
Muslims Ask: Why Do They Hate Us?  Chris Toensing  'AlterNet'  
Muslims Witness Support Amid Anger   Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Don Terry & Ted Gregory  'The Chicago Tribune'
No Bomb Can Disintegrate Madness  'The Guardian'  
No Monopoly on Religious Warfare  Jason Hunter  'Daily Texan Online' 
On the Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising  Nancy Spannaus 
Our Foolish War in The Middle East  Representative Ron Paul of Texas
Palestinian Attitude  al Awda
Peacemakers Offer Alternatives to War  Janet Jai  'Alternet'  
Reason is Buried Under the Rubble  Mr. Reason ' The Star'  Malaysia
Reflections on Zionism from a Dissident Jew  Tim Wise  'ZNet' 
Shameful Economy of Outrage  Fintan O'Toole  'Irish Times' 
So Now What Do We Do?  Uzma Mazhar
Strike Against Terror Thich Nhat Hanh 
Terrorism 2001  David Newbury  Smith College
Terrorism & The Four Freedoms  Doris Haddock  'AlterNet' 
The Algebra Of Infinite Justice  Arundhati Roy  'The Guardian UK' 
The Body  Munira Khatchatoriyan
The Fury of Despair  Ayaz Amir  'The Dawn'
The Gentle Art of Blessing  Pierre Pradervand
The Human Misery  Dr Unaiza Niaz-Anwar  'Dawn'  Pakistan 
The Most Patriotic Act  Eric Foner  'The Nation'
The Muslim 'Marginal' Man  Tanveer Ahmed
The Virtue of Vulnerability  Ted Lewis  'AlterNet'   
The Wickedness & Awesome Cruelty of A Crushed and Humiliated People  Robert Fisk  'The Independent' UK
They Can't See Why They Are Hated  Seumas Milne  'Guardian' UK
To Prevent Terrorism  Mark Weisbrot  'Alternet'
Twin Towers  Uri Avnery  'Gush Shalom'
US Policy Toward Political Islam  Stephen Zunes  'Foreign Policy in Focus'
War or Peace?  Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali  'The Nation'  Pk 
What is A American  Anonymous
Who Benefits? The Question No One Dares To Ask!  William Cooper  'AlterNet'
Why Americans Are So Blind  Henrey H. Lindner
World Should Intervene To End The Israeli Apartheid  Hanan Ashrawi  ZMag
Yes, There Is An Effective Alternative To The Bombing Of Afghanistan  Tariq Ali  'The Independent UK' 
You Are A Force For Peace  Christine Easwaran
6 Questions & Answers from Noam Chomsky  'ZMag' 
10 Things To Know About Terrorism  Mark LeVine  'Alternet'  
10 Things to Know about U.S. Policy in the Middle East  Stephen Zunes 'AlterNet'
13 Questions for President Bush   Martin A. Lee  'The Ethical Spectacle'  
spewing hatred   
Eight Weeks in Jail: Life on Ashcroft's Enemies List  Carole Bass  New Haven Advocate 
CAIR Reports 
Celebrating Palestinians?  'The Independent Media Center'  
Civilization Envy  Jonah Goldberg  'National Review Online' 
Crusade: A Freudian Slip?
India's Role in Planned Anti-Taliban Attack  'India Reacts'
Israel's Attitude
Quotes on American Foreign Policy
The Slippery Slope of Racial Profiling  Nicole Davis  ColorLines