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 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Hate crimes against Muslims dropped substantially after the Taliban lost in Afghanistan. VTMBH Article: Author Labloo Ansar VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The total number of attacks on Muslims in the USA was 1,452 last year. Since the eviction of the Taliban there had been significantly fewer attacks on Muslims in the United States. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The number of hate crimes against Middle Eastern and South Asian Muslims living in the USA dropped significantly since the eviction of the Taliban and Al Qaeda from Afghanistan. Only 11 incidents, including one in New York, occurred since last November, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) and Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR said that throughout the United States a total of 1,452 incidents against the South Asians had been reported from September 11 to December 6, 2001. Three people, including one Sikh, have been killed. Two dozen incidents, such as attacks and arson against mosques, have also been reported to the police. Most (297) of the hate crimes occurred in California. New York followed, with 109. In decreasing order, the other states are: Virginia-79, Illinois-74, Texas-68, Pensylvania-61, Florida-57, Washington, D.C.-54, Maryland-43, New Jersy-36, Massachusetts- 26, Ohio-20, and Michigan-19. Several other states reported incidents. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, based in New York, said that in New York, Arizona and Texas several Sikhs, believed to be Muslims, were attacked. Police also received reports of three cases of arson at mosques in New York. Barbara A. Sycili, head of the NYPD Hate Crimes Division, said seriously malicious attitudes against Muslims had grown among some Americans since September 11. In the first four days after September 11, 25 attacks were reported in New York City. In the first 11 days, a total of 39 incidents were reported. Between September 23 and 29 the number of incidents dropped to 13 while the following week from September 30 to October 6 there were six incidents. Incidents continue to fall. From November 4 to December 4, the NYPD have so far recorded only six incidents, and none since then. CAIR said that in many places, Americans are still display animosity to Pakistanis and Arabs. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 83 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 Hate crimes against Muslims dropped substantially after the Taliban lost in Afghanistan. 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. The total number of attacks on Muslims in the USA was 1,452 last year. Since the eviction of the Ta 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. 2002-12-28