‘This was an attack on my United States and my religion’ — Utah Muslims reflect on 9/11 and its aftermath
They endured profiling, harassment and bullying — though the Beehive State generally has been kinder and more welcoming.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rubina Halwani in Sandy on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. The Muslim woman says she "hated the [9/11] terrorists, but now everyone hates my faith and my people. All of us, lumped together. "
Hired in 1991 to cover Utah's various faiths, particularly Mormonism, Peggy has talked forgiveness with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, nearly fainted waiting for the Dalai Lama, fasted with Muslims during Ramadan — and has reported on 50 consecutive semiannual LDS General Conferences.