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Pope Francis sits with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove (left) and Iman Khalid Latif (right), executive director of the Islamic Center and chaplain to the students at New York University, at a multi-religious gathering during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum i

NYU chaplain calls for a ‘true pursuit of empathy’ to heal from 9/11 aftermath

Identity

Two decades after the attacks of Sept. 11, Muslim Americans revisit their lives in a post-9/11 world. Executive director and chaplain at New York University, Khalid Latif, discusses his experiences with The World’s host Marco Werman.

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Remembering how America experienced 9/11

History

Commentary: Getting Back to Normal

Arts, Culture & Media

New Optimism at Ground Zero

Arts, Culture & Media

Special Guest: Joel Meyerowitz

Arts, Culture & Media
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A woman takes a photo from the newly opened Liberty Park above Liberty Street on the World Trade Center site in Manhatten.

Teens, born after 9/11, have a different perspective than those who lived through it

Conflict

A high school sophomore talks about what it’s like learning about Sept. 11 exclusively from a history book.

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A ‘man of no land’ tries to find home in Saudi Arabia

Global Politics

Salih Abdullah was tired of racism and Islamophobia. So like many other African American Muslims, he gave the kingdom a chance.

Bhuiyan

Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer

Justice

Rais Bhuiyan, from Bangladesh, survived a killing spree targeting Muslims in the US days after Sept. 11, 2001. He then tried to save his would-be killer from execution.

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L) watches as John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks after the Senate votes to override Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow lawsuits against Saudi Arabia's government over the Sept. 11 attacks.

9/11 families can now sue Saudi Arabia. That could ‘open the floodgates’ for suits against the US.

Global Politics

A US congressional vote to allow the relatives of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi Arabian government over alleged connections to the attacks could open the US up to retaliatory cases, according one legal expert.

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His brother was murdered for wearing a turban after 9/11. 15 years later, he spoke to the killer.

Justice

What does it sound like to forgive someone who murdered your brother? Hear Rana Sodhi’s full conversation with Frank Roque, who committed the first known hate-driven murder after 9/11.

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