N.L. residents helped Muslims feel safe amid post-9/11 prejudice, says association leader
Haseen Khan, president of the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, reflects on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and the impact it had on the local Muslim community. He notes that while the attacks led to increased Islamophobia, the local community also provided significant support to Muslims in the province.
Why it matters
The reflection highlights the complex social impact of global tragedies on local minority communities and the importance of community cohesion.
September 10 | Duration 4:59 With the anniversary of 9/11 marking 25 years, many are remembering the events that shook the world that morning in New York. For Muslims living in Newfoundland and Labrador, one says that September day brought out the best and the worst in people. But in the years that followed, Haseen Khan — the president of the Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador — says the province’s Muslim community was supported by their neighbours. The CBC’s Adam Walsh reports. Social Sharing When Haseen Khan looks back on his memories around the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, he often begins on the shock it brought.
It's a "grave wound" that is still open for many.
"It was beyond imagination. It was beyond anyone's imagination, that humanity can fall that low," Khan told CBC News Wednesday.
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