Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Racial profiling at the border VTMBH Article: Author Abdul Hameed Bashani VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Bordering a farmers field on the U.S.-Canadian border, near Quebec, is a small gas station which lies on the American side, but has always attracted Canadians with its low prices. Last month, an Arab Canadian, who lives near the gas station and has been using its services for many years, drove his car to it, as was his habit. This time he was arrested by the police for illegal entry into the United States. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Bordering a farmers field on the U.S.-Canadian border, near Quebec, is a small gas station which has done business for many years. The gas station lies on the American side, and it has an entrance that is only on the American side, and has always attracted Canadians with its low prices. Last month, an Arab Canadian, who lives near the gas station and has been using its services for many years, pulled his car in, as was his habit. This time he was arrested by the police for illegal entry into the United States. He has been in detention ever since. His family and the Canadian authorites are working to get his release. If you go to this gas station today, it still feels like nothing has changed along the longest undefended border in the world. Canadians are still buying gas at this station, many assuming that it lies in Quebec, or not caring at all. A Canadian citizen in transit through New York was detained and deported to Syria because that is the country of his birth. Both these cases were discussed by Foreign Minister Bill Graham with Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was in Ottawa on a recent visit. I believe such incidents will continue to happen because American authorities are not paying attention to human rights and are focusing on racial profiling. People in the Pakistani community who are moderate, secular and believe in human rights must project their community in that light. Otherwise the extremist image will remain the dominant image for Americans of people who are of South Asian and Middle Eastern origin. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Racial profiling at the border 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Bordering a farmers field on the U.S.-Canadian border, near Quebec, is a small gas station which lie Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-27