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How did 9/11 impact Muslim Americans?. Where were you on 9/11/01? . Terms . Islamism: A minority belief within Islam that promotes violence (jihad) against non-Muslims. Al-Qaeda: Islamism organization founded to carry out violence against non-Muslims. . People .
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Terms • Islamism: A minority belief within Islam that promotes violence (jihad) against non-Muslims. • Al-Qaeda: Islamism organization founded to carry out violence against non-Muslims.
People Khalid Mohammed: member of Al-Qaeda; planned 9/11 attacks • Osama bin Laden: Founder of Al-Qaeda
Early 1999 • Bin Laden and Mohammed begin planning 9/11 in Afghanistan. Create target list: 1.)White House 2.)Pentagon 3.) Capitol Building 4.) World Trade Center
January 2000: Pilot hijackers begin entering U.S. • April 2001: ‘Muscle hijackers’ begin entering in US. • August 26, 2001: Hijackers begin to buy airplane tickets
Flight 11: WTC North Tower • Flight 175: WTC South Tower • Flight 75: Pentagon • Flight 93: White House
September 11, 2001 • 8:14 AM: Flight 11 is hijacked* • 8:45 AM: Flight 175 is hijacked
Flight 93: Hijackers deliberately crash in a Pennsylvania, approx. 20 minutes from D.C.*
May 2, 2011: Osama Bin Laden killed in Pakistan 25 million dollar reward!
How did 9/11 impact Muslim Americans? Islamophobia: Fear of Islam (instead of Islamism)