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The Muslim Educational Trust hosts a panel discussion to promote understanding between people of
different faiths.
Muslim-American
Backlash 15 Years Later
Community promotes
understanding
e riC t egethoff
American-Muslim communities still face a back-
lash on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. have risen,
according to the FBI, even as hate crimes against
other communities have decreased.
Sahar Bassyouni, board member of the Muslim
Educational Trust in Portland, said Muslims are just
one of many minority groups that have dealt with
discrimination in the course of the country’s history.
“We need to unlearn lots of stereotypes that we
have,” she said. “We have to be very conscious
of how we view people who come from different
backgrounds. My hope as an American-Muslim
mother is for my kids to be seen as equal to any-
body else.”
Bassyouni added she hasn’t personally run into
discrimination in Portland, but her daughter has.
A study of prime-time news by Media Tenor
found that Islam was mentioned more than any oth-
by
er religion, and that the coverage was overwhelm-
ingly negative. Bassyouni agreed the media has a
tendency to reinforce stereotypes.
“I get really upset when I hear that any crime
that’s committed by a Muslim is immediately tied in
with Islam, and ‘radical Islam’ and ‘Islamic terror-
ism,’ and all of these terms that unfortunately have
been crafted post-9/11,” she added.
She thinks it’s important to counteract some of the
negative media attention, in part, by people reaching
out and getting to know the American-Muslims in
their community.
“If you have a Muslim neighbor, if you have a
Muslim coworker, if your child goes to school with
a Muslim student, I would encourage you to get to
know us, because once you do, nothing that the me-
dia will say will matter, because you will have expe-
rience firsthand,” she explained.
On the second Saturday of every month, the Mus-
lim Educational Trust holds a public forum at its lo-
cation in Tigard to encourage dialog between people
and faiths.
Eric Tegethoff is a reporter with the Oregon News
Service.
Red Cross Donors Needed
Sickle Cell highlights
diversity needs
September is National Sickle Cell Awareness
Month and the American Red Cross is urging eligi-
ble donors to give blood to help ensure a stable and
diverse blood supply for patients in need.
Blood donors may be helping patients like
11-year-old Martin Mwita who has sickle cell dis-
ease. His body doesn’t produce enough healthy red
cells to carry adequate oxygen through his body, so
he relies on monthly transfusions to stabilize his
health.
A diverse blood supply is important to ensure the
needs of all patients are met. Red blood cells carry
markers that determine one’s blood type, and some
blood types are unique to certain racial and ethnic
groups. Because blood from donors of the same
ethnic background as the recipient is less likely to
cause complications, the Red Cross must maintain
a diverse blood supply to meet these diverse patient
needs.
Whether blood is needed for a chronic condition
such as sickle cell disease, a surgical procedure or a
large-scale emergency, it’s the blood already on the
shelves that helps save lives. Donors of all blood
types are needed.
To make an appointment to give blood, download
the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcross-
blood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-
2767).