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Ten Years Later: What It's Like to Be Muslim in Southern California
In the days immediately following September 11, George W. Bush was the first to ask Americans not to blame their Muslim neighbors. Then came the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the US, ugly incidents still occur — from bullying and workplace discrimination to violent assault for wearing a turban. Some local Muslims say it’s worse than ever.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn the days immediately following September 11, George W. Bush was the first to ask Americans not to blame their Muslim neighbors. Then came the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the US, ugly incidents still occur — from bullying and workplace discrimination to violent assault for wearing a turban. Some local Muslims say it’s worse than ever. We hear from them and from a local police chief who tries to see things their way.
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Manjusha Kulkarni
Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council, and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate
Shakeel Syed
Islamic Shura Council of Southern California
John Welter
Anaheim Police Department