Source: U.S. Department of State

Source: Newsweek

The October 15, 2001, issue of Newsweek included the "My Turn" opinion piece by Nada El Sawy: "Yes, I Follow Islam, But I’m Not a Terrorist."

Source: The Buffalo News

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20011015/1021485.asp

On October 15, 2001, The Buffalo News reported that "the interfaith 'Banners Against Racism' rally Sunday afternoon united about 30 local faith leaders and hundreds of others in an unprecedented community-wide effort to confront racism in the Buffalo Niagara region...Before singing a powerful song of peace, Cantor David Goldstein of Temple Beth Zion noted that 'racism - in its...

Source: The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/FACT/?011015fa_FACT1

The October 15, 2001, edition of The New Yorker magazine featured the piece "Home is Here: America's largest Arab community in the aftermath of September 11."

Source: The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1015/p4s1-ussc.html

On October 15, 2001, The Christian Science Monitor reported "Muslim leaders in US meet to discuss political future." The article began, "The logo for the American Muslim Alliance convention is the Islamic crescent and star combined with the Stars and Stripes - two identities the group's leaders want to fuse into a unified force."

Source: The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center

http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15121

On October 14, 2001, Dr. Charles Haynes of the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center issued the opinion piece "Citizenship isn't defined by religious affiliation."

Source: The Dallas Morning News

http://www.dallasnews.com/attack_on_america/changed/stories/STORY.e9890b578f.b0.af.0.a4.5a8f4.html

On October 14, 2001, The Dallas Morning News reported "Curious flocking to learn more about Muslim faith."

Source: Los Angeles Times

On October 13, 2001 The Los Angeles Times reported the death of Abdullah Nimer "a Palestinian American and father of six who was murdered while selling clothing door-to-door in working-class South Los Angeles. The funeral was traditional, yet tinged with a new ambiguity that seems likely to plague any violent death of a Muslim living in America: No matter how explicitly the police say otherwise, family members cannot let go of the conviction that Nimer died because of his religion or race."

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

On October 13, 2001, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Agha Saeed has received a tremendous number of invitations to speak on Islam since the terrorist attacks of September 11. "As a professor at the University of California at Berkeley...he teaches a full load of courses...; as the head of the American Muslim Alliance, Saeed runs a civil rights organization that has 7,000 members and 95 chapters...Born and raised in Pakistan, Saeed says he has seen two examples of U.S. character in the month since the Sept. 11...

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/religion

On October 13, 2001, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that "about 180 people of many faiths and ethnic backgrounds gathere ...at Milwaukee's Islamic Center for the first of four forums the Milwaukee Association for Interfaith Relations is holding in response to the Sept.11 terrorist attacks...Panelists from Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist and Christian traditions each spoke for 15 minutes on their faith's teachings about...

Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune

On October 12, 2001, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that "San Diego Muslims are discovering an antidote to the fear and suspicion surrounding their faith: education ...Despite their numbers, Muslims remain largely strangers among us. There are an estimated 6 million to 7 million followers in this country, including approximately 100,000 in San Diego County...'We as a Muslim-American community have been here for over 100 years, but we've been living in a cocoon,' said Mohamad Nasser, chapter director of the Muslim...

Source: Los Angeles Times

On October 12, 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported that "leaders in San Diego's Muslim community are perplexed by Mayor Dick Murphy's delay in meeting with them to discuss vandalism against the Islamic Center and alleged harassment of Muslim children in school."