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911 and its Effects Upon San Diego's Islamic Community

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two of the terrorists were found to have been living in their community before the attacks; secondly, in the mid-1990s, an Islamic extremist group, the American Islamic Group, decided to  move their central headquarters to San Diego from the East Coast; and third, despite the fact that the population of Muslims in the San Diego area is over 100,000 and  the history of their community goes back over 100 years, the non-Muslim community in the area had instantly began to fear and resent them. Because of this, the Muslim community  in San Diego immediately began information and educational forums in an attempt to open and introduce the Islamic community to their neighboring communities. Although, the response to their open forums  was slow at first, they hope that with continued effort on their behalf and on the behalf of non-Muslims that their fellow Americans will understand that Islam is a religion  based on peace and not hatred. In the months since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many Islamic communities have felt the  impact of the fear which has grown in the United States toward Muslims. The Muslim community in San Diego has felt this fear of their community more so than other  communities after two of the hijackers of the jetliner which crashed into the Pentagon were linked to their community. Since the arrival of Nawaf Alhazmi and Khalid Almihdhar in San  Diego in 1999, the terrorists participated in many of the community events and enlisted help from several of San Diegos mosques and established members in helping them find accommodation, car  insurance and employment (Goldstein and Booth, 2001). The Muslim community in San Diego after September 11, was shocked by the mens association with the attacks and prepared themselves for the