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� �. � � � � This paper is totellyou howthe human rights ofAmerican-Muslims are being violated afterthe terrible tragedy on Septemberll, 2001. On September 13, 2001, a prominent American-Muslim Advocate group supported the statements made by President�sh, Attorney General JohnAshcroft, and othergovernmento#�ialswhocondemnallattacksonAmerican-MuslimsandArab- Americansaftertheferroristattacks in NewYorkand Washington D.C.. TheCoundlon American-IslamicRelationssaythatthesesuchattackshaveinvolvedthingssuchas shootings, vandalism and death threats by anti-Muslim, on people that are very visably Muslim. There have been many similar reportsfrom all overthe country. From schoolyards to American Islam Centers, Muslimsjustdon'tfeel safe anymore, even though they arejustas sorry and upsetoverthe incidentas mostAmericans. TheArabAmerican Institute issued this statementfollowing the tragedy: "We are in the midst of a national nightmare of unimaginableproportions. Whatisunfoldingishorribleandalmosttoopainfultowatch,we too had family and friends in the World Trade Center." TheseattacksonAmerican-MuslimsareadirectviolationofArticles2,15,and 18of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In a nutshell these 3 articles say that everyone hasthe rightto nationality, and freedom of race, sex, color, language, and religion. Notonly are the attacks wrong they also may enrage Muslims in the Middle East and lead to these peopletojoinaterroristgroupofsomesort.1 thinkthattheseattacksarehorrible,thepeople of America are simply stooping to the level of the people that made the attacks on September 11. The question I really need to ask myself iswhatcan I, as an individual, do aboutthis horrible situation? And, really, whatcan I do? I mean, this is a national problem, how can a puny eigth graderhelpthe situation? Well, firstof all, I can stop the racial talkaboutthese peoples. Sometimes I happen to hear racial talk about the Muslims. I can stand up forthe Muslims,sayingitisn'tthemthatdidtheattack,anditisn'tfairtojudgethem.Second, Ican spread the word to people by word of mouth or maybe post it on the internet that the Muslims are not to blame for the events of September 11. Anyway possible, the word has to get out to the American people that no blame should be placed on theAmerican-