Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/breaking/0919attacks-hatecrime19.html

On September 19, 2001, The Arizona Republic continued its coverage of the murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi.

Source: Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-091801hate.story

On September 18, 2001, The Los Angeles Times published the story "Anti-Muslim Violence Up, Officials Say: President Bush pleads for tolerance as the FBI investigates a surge in possible hate crimes."

Source: The New York Times

On September 18, 2001, The New York Times reported that "A continuing wave of attacks yesterday on Muslims, Sikhs and others who appear to be Middle Eastern brought condemnation from President Bush and murder charges against an Arizona man accused in a weekend shooting that has been deemed a hate killing." (See more extensive coverage of the murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh from Arizona, below.) The article reported on ongoing threats and attacks, including an attack on an Islamic Center in a suburb of Cleveland; the incident...

Source: The Boston Globe

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/261/nation/Man_s_death_is_laid_to_homegrown_hate%2B.shtml

On September 18, 2001, The Boston Globe reported "Man's death is laid to homegrown hate."

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.arizonarepublic.com/opinions/articles/0918prothero18.html

On September 18, 2001, The Arizona Republic published Steven Prothero's editorial, "Intolerance deeply rooted in ignorance of religions." It read, in part: "Times like these no doubt call for tolerance. All Americans need to be reminded that we are a nation not only of immigrants but also of religions, that Muslims and Sikhs are as welcome here as are...

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2001/09/18/national0456EDT0475.DTL

On September 18, 2001, The San Francisco Chronicle featured the article "Sikhs say they're being made targets; Heightened danger of being judged by their appearance."

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On September 18, 2001, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution published the article "'Turban doesn't equal terrorism,' say area Sikhs." The article begins, "Their faiths could not be more different. Yet Sikhs, who like some Arabs wear turbans, have become the innocent victims of anti-Muslim violence following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington....'It seems the disaster let loose a special form of racism that kind of whispers in your ear that it's OK to beat up a stranger simply because he speaks with...

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.arizonarepublic.com/news/articles/0918Attacks-HateCrimes.html

On September 18, 2001, The Arizona Republic reported "Sikhs voice outrage over Mesa hate killing."

Source: The San Jose Mercury News

http://www0.mercurycenter.com/local/center/lhat0918.htm

On September 18, 2001, The San Jose Mercury News featured the article, "Officials decry attacks on Arab Americans; Muslim, Sikh communities seek help to halt violence."

Source: The San Francisco Gate

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/09/17/DD216924.DTL

On September 17, 2001, The San Francisco Gate published Jon Carroll's editorial "Support Americans of all faiths." He wrote of the angry mail he had already received, expressing hate for Muslims and Arab Americans, and noted, "It is easy to be tolerant and openhearted in the good times. Our commitment to the ideals of the Constitution is tested in...

Source: Sikh Network

On September 17, 2001, a coalition of American Sikh organizations issued a statement entitled: "Balbir Singh Sodhi Murdered: Sikh-Americans Plead With The Media And Law Enforcement to Increase Public Awareness About Hate Crimes Against The Sikhs." This statement read in part: "On September 15, 2001 America saw its first fatality of the present crisis that was not caused by foreign terrorists. It was the result of one of many hate crimes, which have been rampant since the terrorist attacks last Tuesday. Balbir Singh Sodhi, an American of Sikh...

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/gen.hate.crimes/index.html

On September 17, 2001, CNN reported that "Reports of hate crimes against Muslims and southeast Asians have risen exponentially across the U.S. in the wake of Tuesday's terror attacks." These attacks included some 300 reported attacks against Muslims; the firebombing of a Hindu temple in Matawan, New Jersey; and over 100 attacks against Sikhs, including an Arizona murder that may have been a hate...

Source: The Independent

On September 17, 2001, The Independent (a London-based newspaper) reported that the murders of two gas station owners -- a Sikh man in Arizona and a Muslim man in Texas -- are feared to be hate crimes related to the terror attacks. "In Pleasant Grove, a middle-class suburb of Dallas, Texas, Waqar Hassan Choudhry, 40, was shot dead shortly after 10pm on Saturday. There was no evidence of a robbery and local detectives told Mr Choudhry's family that they suspected his killing was motivated by blind revenge...Balbir Singh Sodhi, 52, was...

Source: The Arizona Republic

http://www.arizonarepublic.com/news/articles/0917attacks-hate17.html

On September 17, 2001, The Arizona Republic reported that "Hundreds of people across the Valley on Sunday mourned the slaying in Mesa of a Sikh gas station owner whose only crime, his loved ones say, was that he looked Arabic and wore a turban." The article continued, "Throughout the weekend, hundreds of Valley residents visited the makeshift shrine set up...

Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/09/17/gen.hate.crimes/index.html

On September 17, 2001, CNN reported on the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Press Conference which "detailed scores of reports of attacks against American Muslims, South Asians and Arabs since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington last week." The article noted that CAIR has "has received reports of harassment of Muslim women and obscenities shouted on the street; bombings,...