Our story today comes from Aziz Ahsan, an Attorney from Hopewell Junction, NY. He was born in Pakistan and became a US Citizen in 1984. He is a 9/11 survivor and was a subject of two PBS TV documentaries. He has also appeared on radio, television, and social media, to discuss various issues/topics. Mr. Ahsan is a recipient of numerous honors, awards, and patents. He believes strongly in community engagement and serves, or has served, on a variety of boards or different organizations.
He talks about the moments before and after the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 and what we can do and continue to do as Muslims in America.
Credit for photo used in this blog/podcast is from the the PBS newsmagazine "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly".