By Sikander Hashmi, Special to The Gazette
September 11, 2012
September 11, 2012
Eleven years ago today, I headed to my room after attending classes at North America’s oldest Islamic seminary, in Cornwall, Ont. I switched on the radio, as I usually would, to listen to the morning news. What I heard changed my world.
It was a day of shock and bewilderment. That night, our principal unequivocally condemned the attacks, sending a clear message to students that the attacks were unacceptable according to the teachings of our faith.
