Part I -Progressive Muslims – In Search of Progressive Islam Beyond 9/11 Farid Esack describes the situation of progressive Muslims post 9/11. He does this because their role has become significantly important in the society they live in. Progressive Muslims described by him are liberal Muslims who are seeking for a change but according to their conservative values. He describes the attacks from 9/11 represents a collision of two forms of religious fundamentalism‚ the American capitalistic market
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In 2001‚ George W. Bush gave a speech to Congress after the terrorist attack on 9/11. Although I was 10 years old and unable to understand everything then‚ I am able to understand them now. And as an American citizen I stand by Bush wanting to keep America free and the world a safe place for all human’s to live in. Bush gave this speech on September 20‚ 2001. Nine days after America had been attacked by terrorists. Bush makes sure to thank many people‚ including all of America for pulling together
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9/11/01 was a day that changed both America and the world drastically. Security all around the world was heightened‚ people began to fear flying‚ and a war resulting in many casualties was started‚ all based on that one day. Ever since 9/11‚ airport‚ and many important building’s security has become a hassle for all. Passengers must go through great lengths of security‚ which includes the checking of all carry-on bags‚ removal of shoes and metal objects‚ and passing through a high-tech body scanner
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The day I realized that Bush did 9/11 About 10 years ago I had an epiphany and realized the things which for so many years had been heralded as fact are indeed untrue. Chief amongst these being that Bush was responsible for 9/11. See it became abundantly clear to me that jet fuel could not melt steel beams. As I realized the error in my ways I looked up “just how does jet fuel melt steel beams?”. And to my surprise I found no information on how it occurs only that it simply doesn’t. There is
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Zachary Zarilla Eng 112 The Sears Tower In May of 1973‚ electrical workers sang “she towers so high‚” as the final white beam‚ with over 12‚000 signatures was lifted into the sky to complete the construction of the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is the tallest building in North America‚ and was the tallest in the world until 1998 when it was surpassed by the Petronas Tower in Malaysia(PBS‚ 2001). When completed in 1973 it was an engineering masterpiece and still is today. In the late 60’s
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The Tower of London The Tower of London‚ the oldest fortified palace in Europe‚ was built by William the Conqueror in the late 1000’s. It has served as a fortress‚ prison‚ palace‚ and the final resting-place of many people ("Tower of London" Encarta 1). Its history is full of amazing and horrific stories of life and death. To truly appreciate this magnificent group of structures a look must be taken into its history through it’s architecture‚ uses‚ and those held in the prisons and dungeons
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Americans. We fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War‚ after courageously standing up to the tyrannical British government. Over the years‚ we have triumphed over many social injustices and have finally created a democratic nation in which all are free and equal. That history is reflected in all of us‚ in our laws‚ customs and attitudes. Most American children are taught very young that they are lucky to be Americans‚ and are raised to learn the reasons why they should be very proud of that fact
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America. Little did the passengers know as they boarded these planes that they would never live to see another day‚ as Muslim hijackers were onboard the flights with the intention of launching a terrorist attack on the country. Two of the four planes were deliberately crashed into the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan‚ New York City‚ killing thousands of people and injuring hundreds more. A third plane was flown‚ once again deliberately‚ into the Pentagon – the headquarters of the US Department of Defence
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I was standing in front of the North Pool of 9/11 Memorial with my friends. A blurry animation of a moment was forming in my memory. I was thrown back to Tehran‚ Iran‚ 2001 when I was an Afghan refugee escaping from a massacre by the hands of Taliban from being a Hazara - an ethnic minority. I saw the Twin Towers on a black and white TV. I saw how they collapsed and disappeared in the dust. The magnitude of the collapse took me back to July 2015. I was struggling to make a bigger picture of my identity
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After the 2001 September 11th attacks‚ the Bush administration needed a secure place to keep its enemies captured in the “war on terror”. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had already established “black sites”‚ or secret detention centres‚ all over the world. However‚ the Bush administration needed a location outside of international law so they could keep detainees indefinitely while interrogating them without legal intervention. They also needed a location that would not become a target for
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