An
Open Forum on
Backlash
against Muslims and Community Responses after September 11th
Thursday,
November 29, 2001
The forum was held on
November 29, 2001 from 7 to 9 pm in Crystal Cove Auditorium (located
in UCI's Gateway Student Center).
In light
of a number of hate crimes directed at Arab Americans in the US and in southern
California since the September 11th attacks and in light of recent
legislation that broadens the power of law enforcement authorities in the war on
terrorism, the GECHS Project hosted an open forum entitled “Muslim Backlash.”
The
event, co-sponsored by UCI’s Afghan Student Association, brought together
academic experts, local law enforcement officials, and prominent members of the
Afghan Community for open discussion and debate on pressing issues including:
-
how
to balance civil liberties with security needs
-
controversial plans by university administrators to closely track foreign
students
-
growing concerns in the Arab American community about the conduct and
consequences of the war on terrorism
-
the
meaning of Afghan-American Citizenship
-
and
what you can do to mitigate backlash
Open Forum
Panelists:
|
Ms. Nina Anvarinejad |
Afghan Activist and Community spokesperson |
| Mr.
Michael Berkow |
Irvine Chief of Police |
| Mr.
Hakim Haidar |
Afghan Activist and UCI Student |
|
Sgt. Jonathan Hall |
Los
Angeles Police Department, Hazmat and
Environmental Crimes |
| Dr.
Lina Kreidie |
Professor of Political Science, UCI |
|
Dr. Richard Matthew |
Professor of Urban and
Regional Planning and Political Science |
| Mr.
Prany Sananikone |
Director of Diversity Relations, UCI |
This event was part of a series
of conferences co-sponsored with the UCI Afghan Student Association that
explored the causes and consequences of the September
11th terrorist attacks.
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