Community Support for Muslims After 9/11

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Community Support for Muslims After 9/11

Sep 09, 2011 - Jim Meadows - 0 comments 106 S Lincoln AveUrbana, IL 61801-2960
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Waleed Hassim at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana.
WaleedHassim serves on the board of the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana.
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A group takes part in prayer.
A group takes part in the noon hour prayer at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana.
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The 9/11 attacks have had particular consequences for America's Muslims. They have been accused of not speaking loudly enough against the attacks, or even harboring new attackers. But two Champaign-Urbana Muslims say they've found strong community support in the face of such charges. Illinois Public Media's Jim Meadows reports.


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    A November 2001 broadcast of WILL’s Focus 580 featuring a discussion about 9/11 by three University of Illinois Muslim students --- including one of the subjects of our 2011 feature, Ibrahima Ndoye:



    Jim Meadows' full conversation with Ibrahima Ndoye and Waleed Jassim, who are board members at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana:

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Video Remembering 9/11: Community Support for Muslims After 9/11

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 Remembering 9/11: Community Support for Muslims After 9/11 Waleed Hassim gives a tour of the prayer room at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center in Urbana.
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