Opinion

Remembering September 11: Uncertainty and violence continues

By Amin Saikal
Updated September 11 2019 - 6:50pm, first published 3:30pm

The 18th anniversary of Al Qaeda's mega terrorist attacks on the United States once again not only reminds us of those tragic events, but also prompts us to ask whether the world has become any safer since then. The short answer is that we are still in the grip of more rather than less insecurity and a scourge of conflicts and extremism. Muslim extremist, Islamophobic, white supremacist and anti-Semitic actions have arisen on the global landscape at an alarming rate. Why?

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