WKTV Voices: 9/11 at 20 — Our Islamic neighbors 20 years later
September 11, 2021 was the 20th anniversary of the attacks against the United States. WKTV Voices presents interviews covering a range of personal stories
of those attacks and their impact over the following two decades. With background interviews
dealing with American Islamic history, global politics, and the current Islamic world, you’ll hear the
voices of local Muslim community leaders and, finally, Muslim American citizens, especially young
people who grew up in the age of 9/11.
Interviews
Imam Dr. Sharif Sahibzada visited the studio. He is the spiritual leader and director of the Islamic Center of West Michigan, which is the first mosque and Islamic center in West Michigan dating from 1985. Imam Dr. Sharif Sahibzada has a wide-ranging perspective on the local Muslim American community, as his mosque has often been the local landing point for Muslim immigrants from all over the world. He also has a unique experience associated with the September 2001 attacks on America, as he arrived just months before that terrible day.
GVSU professor, May 2021
Dr. Gamal Gasim visited the studios to give us some background on Muslim American culture and politics in the two decades since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Dr. Gasim’s field of study is in comparative politics and Middle Eastern Politics. He has also extensively studied and written on the subject of Muslim American culture and politics.
GVSU professor, May 2021
Dr. Abdullah F. Alrebh visited the studio to give a historical perspective on the 9/11 attacks. Dr. Alrebh’s field of study is in Sociology of Religion and Sociological Theory, and he has published a number of academic articles and essays focusing on religion, the Middle East, and its social movements. He is also very knowledgeable about the Arabian Peninsula region; specifically, Saudi Arabia which is a country forever linked to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.