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U of L student responds to recent Islamic Center vandalism

By Eiman Zuberi–

Sept. 11, 2001 – everyone knows about that fateful day and the horrid events that occurred on it. The victims that died in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil deserve every moment of silence we give them as each year passes. Something else happened that day that goes unnoticed and most people don’t realize. From that day forward, the world developed a fear of Muslims.

For most, the fear stayed hidden, only showing in their eyes when a man with a beard or a woman in a hijab boarded their plane or any other form of public transportation.