Bin Laden, Oprah, Rumi, and the White House
Six months after the collapse of the World Trade Center, Americans are actively learning about Islam. In bookstores across the US, the Qur'an and poems by Jalaluddin Rumi are sought after. What is the American public attitude towards Muslims? The following reports were filed by TEMPO journalist Widjajanto who recently traveled to the United States.
March 26, 2002
I don't know you
Are you like a rose, a lily, a pine, or a human
I don't know if you are like the moon, or an idol
(Jalaluddin Rumi)
As the sun sets on New York, dim colors and a stillness envelop hundreds of visitors there to watch a dark history. The history is called September 11, 2001. They are looking at a place that was once the World Trade Center and is now `ground zero'. Endless queues snake up from the curb to the viewing deck built fo
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