How did 9/11 impact Muslim Americans?
Where were you on 9/11/01?
Terms Islamism: A minority belief within Islam that promotes violence (jihad) against non-Muslims. Al-Qaeda: Islamism organization founded to carry out violence against non- Muslims.
People Osama bin Laden: Founder of Al-Qaeda Khalid Mohammed: member of Al-Qaeda; planned 9/11 attacks
Early 1999 Bin Laden and Mohammed begin planning 9/11 in Afghanistan. Create target list: 1.)White House 2.)Pentagon 3.) Capitol Building 4.) World Trade Center
January 2000: Pilot hijackers begin entering U.S. April 2001: ‘Muscle hijackers’ begin entering in US. August 26, 2001: Hijackers begin to buy airplane tickets
– Flight 11: WTC North Tower – Flight 175: WTC South Tower – Flight 75: Pentagon – Flight 93: White House
September 11, :14 AM: Flight 11 is hijacked* 8:45 AM: Flight 175 is hijacked
8:46 AM: Flight 11 crashes into WTC’s North Tower
9:03 AM: Flight 175 crashes into WTC’s South Tower*
9:05 AM: President George W. Bush is notified
9:37 AM: Flight 77 crashes into Pentagon
Flight 93: Hijackers deliberately crash in a Pennsylvania, approx. 20 minutes from D.C.*
8:30 PM: George W. Bush addresses the nation
March 1, 2003: Khalid Mohammed captured in Pakistan
May 2, 2011: Osama Bin Laden killed in Pakistan 25 million dollar reward!
How did 9/11 impact Muslim Americans? Islamophobia: Fear of Islam (instead of Islamism)