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 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 6 VTMBH Article: Title Memorial Day terrorist threats create apprehension for Muslim Americans VTMBH Article: Author Adrienne Haywood-James VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Muslim American leaders, including representatives from community organizations, fire services, and law enforcement called a press conference 12 noon, Thursday, May 23, 2002 at City Hall to voice concerns regarding Memorial Day weekend terrorist threats aimed at New York City landmarks. Reacting to warnings issued by the FBI and the NYPD, and fearing a backlash from the public towards Muslims, the group stated that they want to ease public fears concerning the Muslim community and asked that the public not equate American Muslims with terrorists. On the steps of City Hall, the group emphasized that they are frustrated, frightened, and angry by the recent threats and that American Muslims are part of the fabric of New York. CAIR-NYs Executive Director Ghazi Khankan said, We are having this press conference to alleviate and calm down fears because we are all in the same boat. Additionally, he stressed, Any threat against America, and America is our homeland, will be a threat against all of us. It is our duty to make sure that those who will commit such threats are apprehended. Similarly, Supervising Fire Marshall Kevin James shared his frustration regarding the situation. He stated, I, like the overwhelming majority of Muslim Americans, do not know who these extremists are, do not share their warped ideas, and unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about them. He added, Please do not lump our community in with these fanatics and extremists whose only religion is intolerance and hatred. Similarly, United African Congress President Sidique Wai said, When you profile one community because of something that happened, you are also indirectly giving credence to profiling other communities. Police Officers Adil Almontaser and Abdo Almasmary of the American Muslim Law Enforcement Officers Association, asked that residents of the City of New York come forward if they know of any terrorist activity. Corrections Officer Stacy Salimah Bell, of the newly formed American Muslim Law Enforcement Officers Association, stressed If you are a Muslim, if you claim that Allah is your God, if you are an American, its your duty to report acts of terrorism. Almontaser said, We are their avenue to assist them in anyway they need. To report these to the appropriate authorities the phone number is 1-800-577-TIPS. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 178 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 Memorial Day terrorist threats create apprehension for Muslim Americans 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 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. 2002-05-31