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General
Information
Government
Responses
Terrorism
Educational
Responses, Counseling, Civil
Liberties
Background
on Afghanistan, bin Laden, Islamic & Arabic
Studies
General
Information:
September
11 & Beyond
Links from the Librarians' Index to the Internet
After
September 11 Archive: Perspectives from the Social
Sciences
This site from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
contains essays by well-known social scientists on the
events of and following September 11, including issues of:
globalization, fundamentalism(s), terrorism & democratic
virtues, competing narratives, new war?, new world order?,
view from latin america, building peace & recovery.
September
11 Web Archive
This
collection of archived documents was commissioned by the
Library of Congress to preserve digital materials covering
the events of September 11, 2001. This collection contains
more than 5 terabytes of data gathered from 9/11/2001 to the
present.
Television
Archive: A Library of World Perspectives Concerning
September 11th, 2001
Links
to video and audio recordings from television broadcasts
worldwide of the the September 11, 2001 events and
responses.
Government
Responses:
The
September 11th Source Books - Vol. I: Terrorism and U.S.
Policy
The
first volume of documents in a new series from the National
Security Archive (NSA) covers a wide range of primary
documents including assessments of the terrorist threat and
a CIA profile of Osama bin Ladin, and evaluations of U.S.
government preparedness to deal with terrorism.
America
Responds to Terrorism
Links
from the federal government's FirstGov site to: Benefits and
Assistance, What You Can Do, Leads and Clues, Travel,
President's Remarks, Federal Agencies and Buildings, Scams
and Fraud
Terrorism:
Terrorism
Project from the Center for Defense
Information
A variety of resources grouped by subject (e.g., Homeland
Defense, Operation Enduring Freedom, Legislation) including
text of legislation, factual and analytical articles, links
to other sites, and more.
The
Campaign against International Terrorism: Prospects after
the Fall of the Taliban
65-page research report published 12/11/01 by the Parliament
of the United Kingdom includes details of fighting and
bombing in Afghanistan,the text of the Bonn Agreement and
future political arrangements in Afghanistan, the Al-Qaeda
in other countries, and measures by the United Nations to
counter terrorism. In .pdf format, requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
Public
Agenda Special Report: Terrorism
Public
Agenda Online's special report focused on terrorism, covers
both public opinion and policy issues.
Recent
Terrorism Events: Background and
Context
CQ
Press provides material from a variety of sources, including
encyclopedia articles, such as Jihad and Theocracy; three
issues of The CQ Researcher offering in-depth studies
on Combating Terrorism; Islamic Fundamentalism and the
Middle East Conflict; and more.
Foundations
of Inquiry: Terrorism
Illinois
State University Library links to government information
& documents
More
Links to Terrorism Information
Educational
Responses, Counseling, Civil Liberties:
Resolution
Reaffirming the Principles of Intellectual Freedom in the
Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Adopted
by the American Library Association Council on Wednesday,
January 23, 2002.
Promoting
Cultural Understanding in the Classroom and
Community
Resource
links, from the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual
Education, to assist educators and others in preventing
cross cultural misunderstanding and persecution within
schools and communities as well as promote healing and
respect for differences. The list includes resources on: 1)
The Middle East, Islam and Arab Americans; 2) Helping cope
with violence and death; 3) Challenging stereotypes,
intolerance and racism, including lesson plans on community
building and respect for diversity.
"In
Defense of Freedom at a Time of
Crisis"
Statement by a broad coalition of over 130 civil rights and
civil liberties groups as well as other political,
religious, immigration, and related organizations concerned
about threats to civil liberties as the Nation addresses
security and other issues in this time of war.
Safe
and Free in Times of Crisis
Site
explains why the American Civil Liberties Union called upon
Congress to establish bodies of government officials and
private citizens to monitor implementation of the USA
PATRIOT Act and criticized the Administration for providing
misinformation to the public in the aftermath of September
11.
Art
Now: Nationwide Artistic Responses to the September 11
Tragedy and its
Aftermath
This site, from the National Coalition Against Censorship
(NCAC), focuses on the impact of September 11 on the
arts.
Background
on Afghanistan, bin Laden, Islamic & Arabic
Studies:
Afghanistan
Links
from
Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII)
Hunting
bin Laden
Website of PBS Frontline report on Osama bin
Laden.
Who
is Osama Bin Laden?
September 14, 2001 report from British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC).
Time
Magazine Exclusive Interview with Osama bin
Laden
Interview originally published January 1999
Afghanistan:
Land in Crisis -- National
Geographic
Special
feature from National Geographic collects information on
Afghanistan, including articles, maps, lesson plans, current
news, and more.
Afghan
Info Center
CIA
World Factbook 2001: Afghanistan
Academic
Info: Afghan Studies
Links
to academic information related to Afghanistan.
Islamic
Studies, Islam, Arabic, and
Religion
Academic
website of Dr. Alan Godlas, professor of Religion at the
University of Georgia, provides a scholarly overview of
Islam and related subjects.
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