How 9/11 Changed The Lives of American Muslims Forever

How 9/11 changed my life



For a muslim boy who was born in AMERICA on 9/11 here is a timeline related to events on that day that have affected him directly or indirectly and have changed his future



2001- He shares his birthday with one

of the most tragic days in

Americas history.



2001- patriot act This was signed into law on October

26 empowering the government to

spy on its own citizens, with little

checks and balances. He is now

underthe prying eyes of his local

police department, the FBI and NSA



2002-

Warrantless Wiretapping

President George W. Bush authorizedthe practice ot

eavesdropping on any

international phone calls made trom the

boy�۪s house as well as e-mails sent





2002- racial profiling during travel



Agencies began ranking

people based on their risk to

aviation. His traveling has

now changed forever. American

Muslims have been targeted

in the name ot airport security

(many times without case)





2002- Unconstitutional FBI Investigation



Guidelines relaxed to allow

investigations ot ordinary citizens

without suspicion of wrongdoing.

By birth, he is part of a group

that is the prime target of

these investigations.





2003- Department of Homeland

Security Created



The most significant government recognization

since the Cold War. its intelligence activities

have often violated rights of innocent citizens.

His father could get a visit trom DHS at anytime

without having done anything wrong.



2004-

lslamophobia



According to a 2005 report bythe Council on

American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), anti-Muslim

hate crimes increased by more than 40 percem

in 2004. Members of his demographic group

reported hundreds of cases of unreasonable

arrests, detentions, searches seizures and

interrogations in that year.



2006- Gross Violation of Constitutional Rights



If he lived in southern california it was discovered this

year that his local mosque may have been

inliltrated by FBI agents or police otticers

working undercover to illegally gather

information on his community. Similar reports in

2007 about NY police were revealed in 2013.





2007- PRISM



According to leaks in' 2013, National

Security Agency (NSA) PRISM program

was irrplemented this year to gather info from emails.





2009- I Am A Muslim

A Columbia University Study found that Muslim

students in New York were now

hyper-conscious about being Muslim whether

they are religious or not.





2011

Twitter WikiLeaks Court Order

WkiLeaks investigation prornpted a secret court

order for Twitter to reveal users information,

raising concerns tor all users, especially

Muslims, about illegal snooping on others



2012

���Sports Venue Report�۝ NYPD

Associated Press reporters revealed information

that NYPD has been conducting illegal

surveillance on Muslim communities and the

places they gather, such as mosques as well as

sports venue. He is now being watched while

playing cricket or soccer in his neighborhood.





2013

According to icasualties.org over 6000

US soldiers have lost their lives in the wars

in Afghanistan and Iraq- both of which we

relate to 9.11. That is more than double the deaths when the twin towers fell on top of every single American. HÓW 9/11 CHANGED MY LIFE For a Muslim boy who was born in America on September 11 2001 here is a timeline of events related to that day that have affected him (directly or indirectly) and have changed his future. Source: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 2001 9/11 Attacks 2001 He shares his birthday with one of the most tragic days in America's recent history. 2002 2001 Patriot Act This was signed into law on October 26 empowering the government to spy on its own citizens, with little 2003 checks and balances. He is now under the prying eyes of his local police department, the FBI and NSA 2004 2002 Warrantless Wiretapping President George W. Bush authorized the practice of eavesdropping on any international phone calls made from the boy's house as well as e-mails sent (ceased in 2007). 2005 2002 Racial Profiling During Travel 2006 Agencies began ranking people based on their risk to aviation. His traveling has Detroit now changed forever. American Muslims have been targeted 2007 in the name of airport security (many times withoout case) since 9/11. 2002 Unconstitutional FBI Investigation 2008 Guidelines relaxed to allow investigations of ordinary citizens without suspicion of wrongdoing. By birth, he is part of a group that is the prime target for these investigations. MAPPING THE FBI 2009 2003 Department of Homeland Security Created OEPARTMENT 2010 The most significant government reorganization since the Cold War. Its intelligence activities have often violated rights of innocent citizens. His father could get a visit from DHS at anytime without having done anything wrong. ROMELAND 2011 SECURITY 2004 Islamophobia -2012 According to a 2005 report by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), anti-Muslim hate crimes increased by more than 40 percent in 2004. Members of his demographic group reported hundreds of cases of unreasonable HALTELALt: The Organk food TIME Is America Islamophobic? 2013 arrests, detentions, searches/seizures and interrogations in that year. 2006 Gross Violation of Constitutional Rights ECURITY ACE If he lived in Southern California (Orange County in particular) it was discovered this year that his local mosque may have been infiltrated by FBI agents or police officers working undercover to illegally gather information on his community. Similar reports UNITED STATES OF AMERICA about NY police were revealed in 2013. 2007 PRISM According to leaks in 2013, National Security Agency (NSA) PRISM program was implemented this year. It allows NSA to gather data from internet companies such as email content, search histories and file transfers tied to potential terrorism or espionage suspects. 2009 IAm A Muslim A Columbia University Study found that Muslim students in New York were now hyper-conscious about being Muslim whether they are religious or not. I can a Muslin Pkne dnt HATE me ! 2009 Unchecked Expansion of Travel Watch Lists This has led to the 'Flying while Muslim' phenomenon, which makes traveling for Muslims difficult, particularly if they are visiting the Middle East and South Asia. Even 8-year-old Boys are frisked and held for hours, reports have proven. 2011 Twitter WikiLeaks Court Order Wikileaks investigation prompted a secret court order for Twitter to reveal users information, raising concerns for all users, especially Muslims, about illegal snooping on social media – even for a 10-year-old boy. WikiLeaks We helo voU safely get the truth out. 2011 Four Year Extension of Patriot Act His representatives in Congress failed to amend this invasive law, which are now in place till 2015. 2012 "Sports Venue Report" NYPD Associated Press reporters revealed information that NYPD has been conducting illegal surveillance on Muslim communities and the places they gather, such as mosques as well as sports venue. He is now being watched while playing cricket or soccer in his neighborhood. 2013 NSA Acquiring Phone Records NSA prompted a secret court order in April for the indiscriminate collection of Verizon records SECURITY of millions of US customers. A 12-year-old boy is unlikely to realize the significance of this practice but by the time he does, NSA may already have violated his privacy veri on D SIAISO numerous times. 2013 XKeyscore He may not know what this is but it Where is X-KEYSCORE? definitely knows him. NSA's top-secret program was revealed this year It knows everything he has ever done on the internet. 2013 US Soldiers Lost According to icasulaties.org over 6000 US soldiers have lost their lives in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq - both of which were related to 9/11. That is more than double the number of deaths when the twin towers fell. This figure is relevant to every single American. carbenated.tv | twitter.com/carbonatedTV © 2013 carbonated.tv. All rights reserved. ONAL