American-Islamic relations entering a new stage?

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"In a general sense it's relief," said Moein Khawaja, executive director of CAIR. "He was a major threat, who tarnished and smeared our entire faith." Will bin Laden's death spell the end of America's Muslim paranoia? Muslims are hoping it will since it wasn't until after 9/11 that they began to be scrutinized and suspected in the U.S. amid growing hostility.

Pocono Islamic community: Bin Laden’s death positive

CAIR-Philadelphia Collage

Echoing this sentiment is Moein Khawaja, executive director of the Philadelphia office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which works to promote understanding of the religion and dialogue between Muslims and everyone else. "What happened on 9/11 was an attack not just on America, but on the Islamic faith as well," Khawaja said.