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- **Posted:** 2023-09-12T00:00:31.000+00:00
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There is a proposed resolution that BOTH recognizes the tragedy of the Sept. 11 attacks AND calls out the racism and xenophobia targeting members of the Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Sikh communities.⁠
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The Sept. 11 attacks, more commonly referred to as 9/11, were four coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by the Islamist al-Qaeda group against the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. The incident resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths.⁠
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Discrimination against Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Sikh communities intensified after the attacks, with nearly 1,000 hate incidents reported in the following month. The government’s subsequent overreaching policing, surveillance and criminalization policies also reportedly resulted in wrongful interrogation, coercion, detention, deportation, arrest and incarceration.⁠
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The resolution’s sponsors acknowledged the struggles of the Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian and Sikh communities while remembering the horrors of 9/11.⁠
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Congresswoman Jayapal remembered the names of Balbir Singh Sodhi, Waqar Hassan and Adel Karas, who were all murdered in the aftermath of the attacks.⁠
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“On September 11th, 2001, we lost thousands of lives to the worst terrorist attack to ever happen on American soil. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the attack and more than 4,500 others have died since from related illnesses – this day irrevocably changed our country and its impact is still felt. As we mark this tragic day, we must also reflect on the lasting damages faced by Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Sikh communities in the aftermath. The murders of Balbir Singh Sodhi, Waqar Hassan, and Adel Karas in the days following the attack were shocking displays of hatred. Xenophobia and racism have no place in this country, and today we recognize the shared trauma that these communities faced as they experienced stigma, discrimination, and losses of liberty.”⁠
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