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Many people look at Arab Muslims with fear, or treat them with prejudice. Others feel the need to treat them special, or with “understanding.” This is all unnecessary. When we let our prejudice, fear and anger live on, we are letting the terrorists win, writes Andrew Cullen, 16, co-editor-in-chief of Millennial Youth.
Letting go of prejudice and fear can help us grow and heal. But 10 years after 9/11, it’s still hard not to fear Muslims and wonder what’s under that hijab, writes Allegra Cullen, 16. Watch for the last column of “The 9/11 Generation” series on the Our Kids blog on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Moving from Toronto to upstate New York after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Salman Syed went from blending in to sticking out. A decade later, he looks back at how life changed growing up Muslim in America.
The so-called “9/11 Generation” has grown up in a world at war against an elusive enemy and more aware of problems beyond its backyard. On the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, North American teens ponder the impact and meaning of the terrorist attacks on their generation. In the first column of this blog series, Emily O’Brien, 17, reflects on her not-so-sheltered life in post-911 America.
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