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dlish · 09-15-2006, 01:48 AM

being in austalia, it happened about 11.30pm on the 11th of spetember. since i strated work early, i had been in bed for about 30 mins. i hear phone call for my brother and some noise outside my door, but i was too damn tired to get up and see what the problem was. i get up at 6am the next morning to see dad up watching tv.... his only words were..'did you see what happened'..the he turns and watches in silence.... i didnt know what to feel.

being muslim, i had hoped that this heinious act had nothing to do with islam. i kept denying it to myself that, this act could never be an act of a muslim. a real muslim would never attack innocent civilians. islam forbade the killing of innocent civilians in times of war, let alone in times of peace. i remember arguing with my boss at the time that this couldnt have been done by real muslims... he must have thought i was a total nutcase..he probably still does...

i remember driving to work, calling my friends, listening to the radio in the car and at work. there was zero productivity that day..but there was zero productivity everywhere... that day i got introduced to talk back radio.... and it was the day that i got introduced to hate-filled rednecks who needed a scapegoat in a country a world away from USA.

in the following days, i had family members abused, sworn at, vilified, run off the road, had people swerve at them while crossing the road, and told to go back to their own countries. ironically, my family have been here more than 40 years. my wife was abused on the train on the way home from uni, she came home in tears, abused for doing something she did not commit.

yes, 9/11 did change a lot.. it changed the world..it changed the arab and muslim world as much as the western world... but we rarely speak of hiroshima or nagasaki these days, and i believe that one day the same will happen to 9/11....

5 years later and im still confused about 9/11. something was done in the name of islam which was to the detriment of muslims. a day doesnt go by that i dont think about that day.. it definately changed the way we live.. even if it is australia.

09-15-2006, 01:48 AM	#28 (permalink)
dlish Currently sour but formerly Dlishs Super Moderator Location: Australia/UAE	being in austalia, it happened about 11.30pm on the 11th of spetember. since i strated work early, i had been in bed for about 30 mins. i hear phone call for my brother and some noise outside my door, but i was too damn tired to get up and see what the problem was. i get up at 6am the next morning to see dad up watching tv.... his only words were..'did you see what happened'..the he turns and watches in silence.... i didnt know what to feel. being muslim, i had hoped that this heinious act had nothing to do with islam. i kept denying it to myself that, this act could never be an act of a muslim. a real muslim would never attack innocent civilians. islam forbade the killing of innocent civilians in times of war, let alone in times of peace. i remember arguing with my boss at the time that this couldnt have been done by real muslims... he must have thought i was a total nutcase..he probably still does... i remember driving to work, calling my friends, listening to the radio in the car and at work. there was zero productivity that day..but there was zero productivity everywhere... that day i got introduced to talk back radio.... and it was the day that i got introduced to hate-filled rednecks who needed a scapegoat in a country a world away from USA. in the following days, i had family members abused, sworn at, vilified, run off the road, had people swerve at them while crossing the road, and told to go back to their own countries. ironically, my family have been here more than 40 years. my wife was abused on the train on the way home from uni, she came home in tears, abused for doing something she did not commit. yes, 9/11 did change a lot.. it changed the world..it changed the arab and muslim world as much as the western world... but we rarely speak of hiroshima or nagasaki these days, and i believe that one day the same will happen to 9/11.... 5 years later and im still confused about 9/11. something was done in the name of islam which was to the detriment of muslims. a day doesnt go by that i dont think about that day.. it definately changed the way we live.. even if it is australia. __________________ An injustice anywhere, is an injustice everywhere I always sign my facebook comments with ()()===========(}. Does that make me gay? - Filthy