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There is no peg to this story except that yesterday was an anniversary. Today is just a regular day. Today is the day after a day that 11 years ago meant something.

Ten years ago, terror shook American shores and left fear in its wake. The events of September 11, 2001 transformed the way people saw the world and each other. A decade later Eight Forty-Eight explored the impact of 9/11 on communities, politics and culture.

In the ten years since Sept. 11, many Muslim Americans feel they’ve had to deal with rising discrimination. Those who remember 9/11 at least understand how this started. But there’s a new generation of Muslim Americans who don’t. They were too young in 2001, or they weren’t yet born.

Since September 11, 2001, much has changed in our world. It’s been ten years of almost continuous war, nation building and enhanced surveillance. There are new norms in justice and interrogation.

On September 12, 2001, Worldview presented views from various scholars on why the terrorist attacks happened and the possible consequences for U.S. foreign policy.