father of american islamophobia. that s the label dean abdala gave him in an opinion piece he wrote for cnn.com. he explains bin laden s actions on september 11th made people see him as an arab first and an american second. dean joins us live from new york. why do you call him bin laden the father of islamophobia? well, i think clearly he s the mastermind of 9/11 and that s the event that sent the whole chain of motion to where we are today. where islamophobia is part of the normal discourse of conversation. you can have candidates demonizing muslims and there s not a backlash. it raises them in the polls. don t forget, we had the world trade center attack in 1993. i look at bin laden and i certainly hold him responsible for that action and people,
he has responded to 39 communities all over the world, bringing their services free of charge. that s what makes him a hero. if you want to nominate somebody who is making a big difference in your community, go to cnnheroes.mil. the big news today was the release of the videos of osama bin laden and those releases remind us that he had multiple titles. leader of al qaeda, the mastermind of 9/11, the fbi s most wanted fugitive. here s one you haven t heard. osama bin laden, the father of american islamophobia. that s the label arab-american comedian gave him in an opinion piece he wrote for cnn.com. got a lot of attention. he explains that bin laden s actions on september 11th made people see abdullah as an arab first and an american second. he joins us live. why do you call bin laden the father of islamophobia. he s the master mine of 9/11. that s the event that set the whole chain of motion where we are today. islamophobia is part of the norm
more photos in here. we found a wedding picture of my mom and dad. these guys are angels. thank so you much. when we see people suffering and struggling it s our responsibility to come and help. this is part of being human. to see a need and to do something about it. he s a 2008 cnn hero. he has responded to 39 communities all over the world, bringing their services free of charge. that s what makes him a hero. if you want to nominate somebody who is making a big difference in your community, go to cnnheroes.mil. the big news today was the release of the videos of osama bin laden and those releases remind us that he had multiple titles. leader of al qaeda, the mastermind of 9/11, the fbi s most wanted fugitive. here s one you haven t heard. osama bin laden, the father of american islamophobia. that s the label arab-american