Immediately following the 9/11 attacks, MEMRI began monitoring reactions to them in the Arab and Iranian media, from government officials, in sermons, and from other sources. These reactions were published over the next three months, in a groundbreaking series titled "Terror in America." The following are the reports in the series.
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Special Dispatch No. 319
Terror in America (30) Retrospective: A bin Laden Special on Al-Jazeera Two Months Before September 11
July 20, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (30) Retrospective: A bin Laden Special On Al-Jazeera Two Months Before September 11.
Special Dispatch No. 267
Terror in America (1) Palestinian Information Ministry Director-General: The Arab Media Are Overly Preoccupied With the Terror Attacks In the US; They Must Return To Dealing With the Palestinian Problem
September 17, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (1) Palestinian Information Ministry Director-General: The Arab media are overly preoccupied with the terror attacks in the US; they must return to dealing with the Palestinian problem.
Special Dispatch No. 268
Terror in America (2) Hamas weekly: 'Allah Has Answered Our Prayers; The Sword Of Vengeance Has Reached America and Will Strike Again And Again'
September 17, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (2)Hamas weekly: 'Allah has answered our prayers; the sword of vengeance has reached America and will strike again and again'.
Special Dispatch No. 269
Terror in America (3): Lebanese intellectual: The Arabs Are Not Completely Innocent; The Terrorists Must Be Extradited
September 17, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (3): Lebanese intellectual: The Arabs are not completely innocent; the terrorists must be extradited.
Special Dispatch No. 270
Terror in America (4): Arab columnists: The Perpetrators Of the Attacks Are Not Arabs Or Muslims
September 20, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (4): Arab columnists: The perpetrators of the attacks are not Arabs or Muslims.
Special Dispatch No. 271
Terror in America (5): British Pro-Syrian journalist Patrick Seale: Suicide Attacks Are Immoral But Highly Effective; The Terrorists Sought A 'Balance Of Terror' With the U.S.
September 20, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (5): British pro-Syrian journalist Patrick Seale: Suicide attacks are immoral but highly effective; the terrorists sought a 'balance of terror' with the US.
Special Dispatch No. 272
Terror in America (6): Lebanese professor: It Is Permissible To Rejoice Over 'The Penetrating Of the Bastion Of American Colonialism'; 'Everyone Gloated At the Misfortune Of the American Administration, While Its Leaders Scrambled To Find A Place To Hide'
September 20, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (6): Lebanese professor: It is permissible to rejoice over 'the penetrating of the bastion of American colonialism'; 'Everyone gloated at the misfortune of the American administration, while its leaders scrambled to find a place to hide'.
Special Dispatch No. 273
Terror in America (7): Dr. Ma'moun Fendi: We Should Condemn Terror, With No 'Buts'
September 21, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (7): Dr. Ma'moun Fendi: We should condemn terror, with no 'buts'.
Special Dispatch No. 274
Terror in America (8): Egypt's Opposition Press: Rejoicing is a National and Religious Obligation; These Were the Best Moments of Our Lives; Bush is a Mouse Leading a Gang of Mice
September 21, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (8): Egypt's Opposition Press: Rejoicing is a National and Religious Obligation; These Were the Best Moments of Our Lives; Bush is a Mouse Leading a Gang of Mice.
Special Dispatch No. 275
Terror in America (9): Syrian Arab Writers Association Chairman: I Felt Like Someone Delivered From the Grave; My Lungs Filled With Air And I Breathed In Relief, As I'd Never Breathed Before'
September 25, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (9): Syrian Arab Writers Association Chairman: I felt like someone delivered from the grave; my lungs filled with air and I breathed in relief, as I'd never breathed before'.
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Special Dispatch No. 277
Terror in America (10): Prominent Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement, Sheikh YussefAl-Qaradhawi: 'Islamic Religious Law Dictates That We Join the Taliban's Jihad, Not the U.S. Coalition; It is Forbidden to Attack American Citizens, But Permitted to Attack the American Military'
September 25, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (10): Prominent Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement, Sheikh YussefAl-Qaradhawi: 'Islamic Religious Law Dictates That We Join the Taliban's Jihad, Not the US Coalition; It is Forbidden to Attack American Citizens, But Permitted to Attack the American Military'.
Special Dispatch No. 278
PA Mufti Calls Upon Muslims Not To Join U.S. Coalition Against Terrorism
October 1, 2001
To read the full report, visit PA Mufti Calls Upon Muslims Not To Join U.S. Coalition Against Terrorism.
Special Dispatch No. 280
Terror in America (11): Egyptian Islamists: The U.S. Will Be Targeted With Non-Conventional Weapons; Americans Working In the Middle East Will Be Attacked
October 3, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (11): Egyptian Islamists: The U.S. Will Be Targeted With Non-conventional Weapons; Americans Working In The Middle East Will Be Attacked.
Special Dispatch No. 281
Terror in America (12): The Egyptian Government, Opposition, and Independent Press All Celebrate the Terrorists Attacks on the U.S.
October 4, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (12): The Egyptian Government, Opposition, and Independent Press All Celebrate the Terrorists Attacks on the U.S..
Special Dispatch No. 282
Terror in America (13): Al-Hayat Columnist: 'The Destruction Of America Is The Destruction Of The Human Dream' Al-Hayat Film Critic: '…I Felt Shame Reading the Egyptian Press'
October 5, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (13): Al-Hayat Columnist: 'The destruction of America is the destruction of the human dream' Al-Hayat Film critic: '…I felt shame reading the Egyptian press'.
Special Dispatch No. 283
Terror in America (14): Syria's Position: Define Terrorism, Not Fight It
October 7, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (14): Syria's position: Define Terrorism Not Fight It..
Special Dispatch No. 285
Terror in America (16): A Sudanese reader: We, Not The U.S., Are the Lawful Parents Of Bin Laden
October 12, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror in America (16): A Sudanese reader: We, not the U.S., are the lawful parents of bin Laden.
Special Dispatch No. 286
Terror in America (17): Conservatives and Reformists in Iran: Divided In Condemning the Attacks, United In Opposition To the American Response
October 12, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (17): Conservatives And Reformists In Iran: Divided In Condemning The Attacks; United In Opposition To The American Response.
Special Dispatch No. 288
Terror in America (18): Al-Azhar University Representative in the U.S. and Imam of New York's Islamic Center: The American Attack Against Afghanistan is Terrorism… This War Will Be the End of America… If the Americans Knew That the Jews Carried Out the September 11 Attacks They Would Do to Them What Hitler did
October 17, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (18): Al-Azhar University Representative In The U.S. And Imam Of New York's Islamic Center: The American Attack Against Afghanistan Is Terrorism... This War Will Be The End Of America... If The Americans Knew That The Jews Carried Out The September 11 Attacks They Would Do To Them What Hitler Did.
Special Dispatch No. 291
Terror in America (19): Saudi, Syrian, and Palestinian Authority Press Attack Giuliani and U.S.
October 25, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (19): Saudi, Syrian, And Palestinian Authority Press Attack Giuliani And U.S..
Special Dispatch No. 292
Terror in America (20): Editor of Leading Egyptian Government Daily Al-Ahram: The U.S. is Dropping Afghanis Genetically Altered Food… in Areas Full of Landmines
October 26, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (20): Editor Of Leading Egyptian Government Daily Al-Ahram: The U.S. Is Dropping Afghanis Genetically Altered Food… In Areas Full Of Landmines.
Special Dispatch No. 294
Terror in America (21): Saudi Columnists Condemn Conspiracy Theories and Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the Arab World
October 31, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (21): Saudi Columnists Condemn Conspiracy Theories And Anti-U.S. Sentiment In The Arab World.
Special Dispatch No. 296
Terror in America (22): Egypt's Al-Azhar Clerics: We Declare War On America
November 6, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (22): Egypt's Al-Azhar Clerics: We Declare War On America.
Inquiry and Analysis No. 75
Terror in America (23) Muslim Soldiers in the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan: To Fight or Not to Fight?
November 6, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (23) Muslim Soldiers In The U.S. Armed Forces In Afghanistan: To Fight Or Not To Fight?.
Special Dispatch No. 297
Terror in America (24): Hamas Weekly: Anthrax Should Be Put Into America's Drinking Water
November 8, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (24): Hamas Weekly: Anthrax Should Be Put Into America's Drinking Water.
Special Dispatch No. 298
Terror in America (25): Egyptian Satirist Playwright Ali Salem: 'I Want To Start a Kindergarten For Extremism'
November 8, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (25): Egyptian Satirist Playwright Ali Salem: 'I Want To Start A kindergarten For Extremism'.
Special Dispatch No. 301
Terror in America (26) Muslim American Leaders: A Wave of Conversion to Islam in the U.S. Following September 11
November 18, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (26) Muslim American Leaders: A Wave Of Conversion To Islam In The U.S. Following September 11.
Special Dispatch No. 302
Terror in America (27) Kuwaiti Columnist on Arab Political Culture
November 20, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (27) Kuwaiti Columnist On Arab Political Culture.
Special Dispatch No. 303
Terror in America (28) Palestinian Islamist Journalist: 'Why I Hate America'
November 27, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (28) Palestinian Islamist Journalist: 'Why I Hate America'.
Special Dispatch No. 313
Terror in America (29) Al-Jazeera Interview With Top Al-Qaeda Leader Abu Hafs 'The Mauritanian'
December 14, 2001
To read the full report, visit Terror In America (29) Al-Jazeera Interview With Top Al-Qa'ida Leader Abu Hafs 'The Mauritanian'.
Special Dispatch No. 315
Qaddumi, Head of the PLO's Political Department: Israel Is On The Way To Collapse; We Condemned September 11 But… These Events Will Be A Lesson To the U.S.
December 17, 2001
To read the full report, visit Qaddumi, Head of the PLO's Political Department: Israel is on the way to collapse; we condemned September 11 but… these events will be a lesson to the U.S..
