Results for “Sept 11” (3)

3 weeks ago

Sept 11 Legacy Continues to Shape Global Affairs

The Sept 11 attacks reshaped global politics, prompting US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The decades-long campaign failed to eliminate religiously inspired terrorism and produced lasting instability. Muslims in the US also faced discrimination, while Islamophobia remains a concern. The rise of militant groups after the Iraq war further exposed the limits of America’s counterterrorism strategy and its wider consequences. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

1 month ago

A New York story shaped by years of change

NEW YORK: Asad Dandia was eight when he watched the Sept 11 attacks from his Pakistani immigrant family’s home. The years that followed brought Islamophobia, suspicion and surveillance. At 19, he discovered a police informant had posed as a friend to infiltrate his family, part of a discredited effort targeting suspected extremism. Now 33, the historian sees a transformed New York, with a Muslim mayor, public prayers in Times Square and mosques expanding across the city. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

4 years ago

Plane goes missing in Congo

Bukavu: On Sept 11, it emerged that a small plane carrying three crew and some cargo failed to reach its destination of Kasese airport in Democratic Republic of Congo. Mathieu Alimasi Malumbi, a provincial transport minister stated that searches were underway to find it. The plane left Kavumu airport, which serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, on Saturday morning, after which communication was lost with the craft, he laid bare. Read More…

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