Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I would like to record a small act of heroism that occured following the events of September 11, 2001. It compares little with the heroics displayed by firefighters, police and the Americans on Flight 93, but it's worth noting. I teach a course in Humanities at Los Angeles Trade and Tech. The semester began on Wednesday, Sept. 5th. I informed my students that, among other things, we would be studying the origins of world religions. After class, one student sought me out and asked if the lectures included Islam. "Yes," I answered. "Why, are you a Muslim?" She said yes and smiled broadly, delighted that I at least knew the difference between the words "Islam" and "Muslim." School was cancelled on Sept. 11th. I knew my students would have a million questions the next day, so I prepared a special lecture. I researched the history of Palestine, because it was thought at that time that Palestinian nationals had been behind the attacks. I also prepared my lecture on Islam, and looked up information on Osama Bin Laden as his name had been mentioned as well. I wondered often if my Musilm student would attend. After such an affront by members of her faith, it seemed likely that she would want to avoid public exposure. I was wrong. She not only came to class, she sat in the center in the front row. As I talked about Islam, she offered the correct pronouciation of Arabic terms and clarification on political issues. She seemed anxious to let us all know that she and her faith were not evil. The action this student took to attend class that evening is the bravest thing I have ever wintessed personally. I don't know if I would have had the courage to sit in a room with 35 angry Americans at my back if I had been her that day. And by the way, she made an A. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1670.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 165.121.124.193