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Top 5 Teachable Moments: The 10th “Anniversary” of 9/11 - MelibeeGlobal.com
This is a tough post for me to write. It is nearly impossible to imagine that it has been a decade since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. As a native New Yorker, going back to that day is painful, traumatizing, scarring. Clearly, this is not exclusive to New Yorkers - people all over the world felt a range of emotions after the attacks. Yet, I would describe my feelings about how I've seen Islam and Muslims distorted since that day using similar words - I have felt, at times, as if I have been watching a slow and gut wrenching slaughter of a people. I have spent much of my time since 9/11 responding to those days since that event with teachable moments. Today's post will offer some teachable moment suggestions: