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Do not fill this in! ==== Hate crimes ==== {{See also|Islamophobic incidents|Persecution of Muslims}} Six days after the attacks, President Bush made a public appearance at [[Islamic Center of Washington|Washington, D.C.'s largest Islamic Center]] and acknowledged the "incredibly valuable contribution" that millions of [[Islam in the United States|American Muslims]] made to their country and called for them "to be treated with respect".<ref>{{cite news |last=Freedman |first=Samuel G. |title=Six Days After 9/11, Another Anniversary Worth Honoring |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/us/on-religion-six-days-after-9-11-another-anniversary-worth-honoring.html |work=The New York Times |date=September 7, 2012 |access-date=March 12, 2015 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106125316/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/us/on-religion-six-days-after-9-11-another-anniversary-worth-honoring.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Numerous incidents of [[harassment]] and [[hate crime]]s against [[Muslims]] and [[South Asian ethnic groups|South Asians]] were reported in the days following the attacks.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/report.html |title=New York City Commission on Human Rights |publisher=Nyc.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040203071912/http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/html/report.html |archive-date=February 3, 2004 |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/post9-11-us-policies-created-atmosphere-of-fear-for-south-asians/836936|title=Post-9/11, US policies created atmosphere of fear for South Asians|website=The Indian Express|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=October 23, 2011|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526183307/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/post9-11-us-policies-created-atmosphere-of-fear-for-south-asians/836936|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Hate">{{cite news |title=Hate crime reports up in wake of terrorist attacks |publisher=CNN|date=September 17, 2001 |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.hate.crimes |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051127025019/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.hate.crimes/ |archive-date=November 27, 2005 |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> [[Sikh]]s were also subject to targeting due to the use of [[turban]]s in the [[Sikh faith]], which are stereotypically associated with Muslims. There were reports of attacks on mosques and other religious buildings (including the firebombing of a [[Hindu temple]]), and assaults on individuals, including one murder: [[Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi|Balbir Singh Sodhi]], a Sikh mistaken for a Muslim, who was fatally shot on September 15, 2001, in [[Mesa, Arizona]].<ref name="Hate" /> Two dozen members of Osama bin Laden's family were urgently evacuated out of the country on a private charter plane under FBI supervision three days after the attacks.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bin-laden-family-evacuated/|title=Bin Laden Family Evacuated|publisher=CBS News|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411091619/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bin-laden-family-evacuated/|url-status=live}}</ref> According to an academic study, people perceived to be [[Ethnic groups in the Middle East|Middle Eastern]] were as likely to be victims of hate crimes as followers of [[Islam]] during this time. The study also found a similar increase in hate crimes against people who may have been perceived as Muslims, [[Arabs]], and others thought to be of Middle Eastern origin.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Ball State University]] |url=http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0,1370,-1019-12850,00.html |title=Many minority groups were victims of hate crimes after 9-11 |date=October 9, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211050839/http://www.bsu.edu/news/article/0%2C1370%2C-1019-12850%2C00.html |archive-date=December 11, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref> A report by the South Asian American advocacy group known as South Asian Americans Leading Together documented media coverage of 645 bias incidents against Americans of South Asian or Middle Eastern descent between September 11 and 17, 2001. Various crimes such as vandalism, arson, assault, shootings, harassment, and threats in numerous places were documented.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Backlash: Terrorist Bring War Home in More Ways Than One |url=http://www.saalt.org/attachments/1/American%20Backlash%20report.pdf |access-date=May 29, 2014 |year=2003 |publisher=SAALT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203140832/http://static.911digitalarchive.org/REPOSITORY/OTHER_OBJECTS/6object.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Thayil |first=Jeet|date=October 12, 2001 |title=645 racial incidents reported in week after September 11 |newspaper=[[India Abroad]] |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79281024.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511211812/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79281024.html |archive-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> Women wearing [[hijab]] were also targeted.<ref name="HRW not enemy">{{Cite web |title=We Are Not the Enemy: Hate Crimes Against Arabs, Muslims, and Those Perceived to be Arab or Muslim after September 11 |url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/usa1102-04.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522192143/https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/usa1102-04.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |date=November 2002 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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