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What It Meant To Be Muslim In America After 9/11 : 1A As we near the 20-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, many Americans are reflecting on that moment and its fallout.

For Muslim Americans, that fallout included a rise in Islamophobia. Hate crimes against Muslims spiked 500 percent from 2000-2009, according to data from Brown University.

Our panel of experts reflects on the anti-Muslim discrimination following 9/11 and what change still needs to happen.

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What It Meant To Be Muslim In America After 9/11

What It Meant To Be Muslim In America After 9/11

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As we near the 20-year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, many Americans are reflecting on that moment and its fallout. For Muslim Americans, that fallout included a rise in Islamophobia.

Hate crimes against Muslims spiked 500 percent from 2000-2009, according to data from Brown University.

And on a state and federal level, surveillance programs like the Bush administration's registry of people from Muslim-majority countries led to the detention of thousands.

Our panel of experts reflects on the anti-Muslim discrimination following 9/11 and what change still needs to happen.

Asad Dandia, Rozina Ali, and Professor Deepa Kumar join us for the discussion.

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