Directory of news articles and information about the tragedy and its backlash upon Arab and Muslim Americans.

Anti-Defamation League responses to incidents of violence and harassment against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and other individuals or groups that are perceived to be of Middle Eastern descent. Also commentary from groups, ranging from civil rights groups to extremist organizations.

Statement by AI on the racist attacks against Muslim, Asian and Middle Eastern people.

Information regarding the events of September 11, 2002, Middle East regional and cultural background, alternatives to war and American Arab civil rights

The Arizona State University junior admitted the crime he reported previously was a hoax.

Compilation of events, activities, and information that are related to the recent attacks and the backlash against Arabs and other Muslims. Includes fact sheets and educational resources for schools, the public, and the media.

Provides reactions from muslim leaders, a list of muslim victims, news on the anti-muslim backlash in US and information on islam.

Police draft in more officers and take extra measures to protect UK Muslims from violent reaction to the US terror attacks.

Reports of vandalism and arson at mosques.

Police are investigating a racial attack in which remarks were made about the atrocities in the US which left an Afghan minicab driver paralyzed.

Muslims meet to draw up a plan to change attitudes, Sikhs report fears, too.

Kathlenn O'Toole reports that at least two residents of this Montana community have suffered unprovoked attacks since the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Dr. Salem Foad explains what it is to be Muslim and why America should not stereotype an entire religion.

The Ohio office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which receives about two calls about threats or harassment against Muslims per week, received more than 70 calls September 12th.

Kevin Aldridge and Earnest Winston report that area Muslims have called on their community to donate blood, give money and pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11th. They plead with the public not to take out its anger on them.

Thomas Hargrove writes of the backlash that some Muslims across America have faced as part of the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Stephen Huba writes of the anti-Muslim backlash and speaks to several Muslims in the local area who have been affected by the hostility.

Reports of death threats, attacks, and hate messages.

Those directing their anger against Muslims in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon should be ashamed, President Bush said Monday.

Reports of hate crimes against Muslims and southeast Asians have risen exponentially across the U.S.

The fear of a backlash cuts across several immigrant communities in the United States after reports that one Sikh in Phoenix, Arizona, and one Pakistani in Dallas, Texas, have been killed in what the police suspect could be hate crimes.

Representatives of a dozen Jewish, Arab and community groups came together Wednesday to speak out against what they see as a surging racist backlash against Muslims and Arabs in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the United States.

Police question a man in the shooting death of a gas station owner in Mesa, Arizona.

Molotov cocktails were thrown at a mosque in Brisbane, Queensland.

Reports of an upsurge in anti-Muslim attacks all over Europe.

An article about death threats and harassment in schools with resources for parents and teachers.

An editorial against ill-informed, anti-Muslim sentiment stressing shared beliefs between America's many different cultures.

A summary of some of the recent incidents in the Washington D.C. area.

Anai Rhoads reports on incidents of abuse directed against Arab-Americans since 911.

A San Diego man pleads innocent to a malicious harassment charge in Seattle, a cab company reports trying to accommodate drivers and passengers.

Northwest Airlines voices regret after removing four Arab-American men from a connecting flight when passengers refused to fly with them.

A response to the 9/11 tragedy by muslim organisations, offering news, information on islam, resources and links to the founding organisations.

Quotes from the Quron showing Islam prohibits terrorism and demands peace, FAQ, and hate crime reporting. [Flash required]

An article by Kamla Bhatt about hate crimes against Asians and the factors involved. [Free registration required to view.]

Police in the Canadian city have received about 95 complaints of harassment and physical assaults from Muslims and members of the local Arab community in the past month.

Threats to Sikh gurdwaras (prayer halls) and the community by extremist organisations have been reported, also two Hindu temples have been vandalized.

A college student reports being harassed and shot at while driving on a highway.

Lewis Kamb reports that Jews, Christians, and Buddhists joined Muslims for an interfaith service at a mosque the day after an attempted arson, just one in a string of anti-Islamic acts reported in the area since September 11th.

Relates two separate attacks on Sikh men, and sympathy forthem expressed by SeaTac residents.

Includes an illustrated guide to turbans, in response to reports of attacks on Sikhs in the local area.

Includes news, hate crimes reporting, information about Sikh faith, and Sikh business professionals network.

Non-profit group supporting South Asian-American youth. Programs, services, and a report of over 600 hate crimes in one week [PDF]. [Flash required]

Report of a St. Petersburg, Florida, man of Palestinian heritage who was harassed and received a death threat.

A column by Mary Jo Malone about a local woman attacked because she is from Afghanistan.

In the second recent anti-Islamic incident in St. Petersburg, a family flees their home.

Across the Tampa Bay area, Muslims and Arab-Americans say they have felt the heat of anger from fellow Americans.

Compilation of news on the aftermath of the september 11 attacks for the Muslim Communities in the US.

The Indian student was physically attacked by a fellow student who called him a "terrorist." The incident escalated into a fight involving over 30 people.

News, condemnation of terrorist attacks, Muslim civil rights in the US, anti-Muslim incidents, hate crime reporting, Muslim lawyer locator, and information about Islam and American Muslims.

Includes news, incident reporting, fact sheets, and newsletters.

An article by Sumana Raychaudhuri comparing the current hostilities to those following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

Statement from the US Commission on Civil Rights urging Americans to resist the temptation to unfairly target the members of any ethnic or religious group. Includes hotline for reporting racial violence, and journalist's guide of facts about the Arab American community.

Human Rights Watch reports on hate crimes after September 11 against Arabs, Muslims, and those perceived to be Arab or Muslim and the local, state and federal response to it.

Commentary by Sonia Shah about who "they" are and loaded poll questions.