Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

  • At school
  • At home
  • At the supermarket
  • At work
  • At a friend's house
  • On the street
  • In a car
  • Somewhere else

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In your opinion, what three words best describe the relationship between Canada and its Muslim citizens?

 
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AND
 
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  • Ignorance

  • Discrimination

  • Open-mindedness

  • Tolerance

  • Curiosity

  • Indifference

  • Fear

  • Respect

  • Mistrust

  • Ambivalence

 
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Elaf - PERSONAL TRAINER - BURLINGTON, ONT.

Elaf Quadri was nine years old on Sept. 11, 2001, and has spent the greater part of the last decade struggling with the expression of her faith. Born in Saudi Arabia but raised in the Greater Toronto Area, Elaf had Caucasian friends who would overwhelm her with well-intentioned but ultimately ignorant questions about terrorism and the Taliban – as if the mere fact of her being a Muslim made her an expert.

After entering high school, she felt a desire to become more pious – she donned the hijab and swore off drugs, alcohol, even speaking to boys. Yet in doing so, she didn't feel quite like herself. She finally achieved an equilibrium after talking to Shaykh Ahmed Amiruddin, a Sufi Muslim and “a great inspiration," who instructed her that there is a difference between being religious and being spiritual and that you can observe Islam without losing your identity.

Interpreting the Koran

Farzana Hassan, a past president of the Canadian Muslim Congress and author of Prophecy and the Fundamentalist Quest, outlines the differences between literal and rational readings of Islam’s holy book.

September 11th in one sentence

Elaf remembers where she was on the day of the attacks, and contemplates where, as a society, we are today.