Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 21 2002 — A7 DforaMraa os DBffiw AD o Some Arabs in US are changing names after Slept 11: that all Arabs are associated with terrorism or somehow have something to hide or be ashamed of “This is really a stuun" said Hani Awadallah president of the Civic Organisation in Paterson where the community is still smarting from abuse it took after it became known that at least six of the Sept 11 hijackers lived there “You’re admitting some kind of guilt which is not the case This shows no guts courage or man- HOBOKEN NJ (AP) — Thriq Hasan will henceforth be known as Terry Hasan Pakistani-bor- n The financial worker is among a small but growing number of people across the nation going to court to change their names to less ones since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks Many cite incidents of Idas and harassment or fear they could be targeted because the attacks were carried out by Muslim extremists “I notice a change in people’s demeanor when I tell them my name is Tariq” said Hasan who lives in Hoboken across the Hudson River from where the World Tirade Center once stood “They may be thinking ‘Oh you’rfe one erf them" Who knows what could happen to me?" A San Diego man who is serving in the Navy went to the courthouse two days after the Sept 11 attacks to change his name from Mohamad to Michael On the form where he was asked to state die reason for the change he scrawled “Stereotype discrimination and prejudice against my name” In Secaucus NJ Isam Abu Zaid Arabic-soundi- Arab-Americ- ng Orlando passed within 288000 miles of Earth without being noticed by astronomers until four days later The asteroid about 165 feet across came from the direc- tion of die sun making it difficult for astronomers to spot It passed by Earth on March 8 but wasn’t seen until March 12 as it hurtled away Gareth Williams of the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Crater in Cambridge Mass helped spot the asteroid after it passed by It was a close call in space terms The moon is 85’ Zenfth Stereo Tariq Hasan holds his official name change document at his home hi Hoboken NJ on March 13 Hasan 35 who was named Tariq when he was bom in Pakistan has Ived in the United States since childhood and says he changed his name to Terry to avoid any backlash against Arabs after the Sept 11 attacks is changing his name to Sam Paul St Germain He said he wants to take the name of the woman whq adopted him yean ago but also “to avoid tile discrimination that his name gives him” A THERE'S no excuse life FOR ABUSE Call hts Sam Mfcoh 95 279 Sttkoln WhJUe VhMbadowl 0 299 RW (SHOT' man' £23B2rZenWiTY Come in arid see our 181 Omsk BmJU Comoli full lirie of Flat Picture Tribe TV’s BZ7A74R USDkpkr H ' HDTV Mortal PP ' Monitor Mtok LmlwflN B - I LCD HMV 15 Monitor WlptOututM-RG- -8- 00-897-LINK 27” Zenith Stereo TV ' HBRRnoe 1 For Ftea Confidential help with domestic viotenoe ' V nenasr &DW1 v V' V Q-- y rI -- 7 OJ&W95 7 C iV - - - vT- - mi 7v Anbic-lookin- RelaCouncil on tions of Southern California “The issue we all need to think of is why would someone feel they had no choice but to do this?" Some groups claim that adopting a new name sends exactly the wrong message Islamic-Americ- Arab-America- “It’s happening all over” said Ra’id Faraj a spokesman for the - TV Soon after the attacks authorities across the country reported a spate of assaults on Arabs and those who appeared to be from the Middle East A Yemeni shopkeeper was shot to death in California after receiving racial slurs and a death threat An Arizona shopkeeper from India met the same fate prosecutors say because he wore a turban In a Pennsylvania case attackers poured gasoline on the ground near g attendants and three lit it with a match In Louisiana fliers urging boycotts of 44 businesses said to be owned by Muslims led to vandalism “It’s very sad but what can you do?" asked Adnan Si Hassen a Algerian from Hoboken who has applied to change his name AP photo only 250000 miles away “The key is to detect these objects before they come out of the (sun’s direction)’’ Williams said That way astronomers can quickly determine an asteroid’s debit and predict whether it will hit die Earth A similar-size- d object flattened a patch of Siberian finest in 1908 MELBOURNE Fla AP) an hood” Asteroid passed near Earth scientists discover later — An asteroid large enough to demolish a city die size of nmv an n Thel SSIJOWB Mltaibpi toSUStamt Call Toll Free to Bon Elder Cmbm Utah Couaty tc all paisa Airport Shuttle 755-50-08 Alb©’ to Dan Hassensi “My name looks Arabic but I don’t look Arabic I actually look like dark Sicilian so I want it to sound Italian" At the opposite end of the age Osama Azzouzi spectrum is also having a hard time in his New Brunswick preschool where his classmates taunt him and call him Osama bin Laden His parents withdrew him from school and filed an application to change his first name to Samir And Mohammed Khalil couldn't get a job until he got his first name changed to Michael “It’s a terrible situation but I supported what he was doing” said his father John Khalil “People are biased and prejudiced" Michael now works at an auto dealership where few people ask what his surname is Many other Arabs are changing their names informally without going to court Sandra Nichols a New York immigration lawyer said ' many of her clients already fearful of being detained in the govern1 1 ment’s post-Sedragnet are tak- ing new names for themselves “Some of them call me using American names and I go ‘Huh?’ ” she said “Achmed is now Al Ibrahim is now Abe Jamaal is now Jimmy Mohammed is now Mike or - pt Moe" Thanks To Those Who Signed My Nomination Petition State Inspection Omty $5 Vote 4 Morley Cox MIateLaMtaN ylapa W-N- |