That’s just a fascinating effort because the changing of names – the Americanization of names – is such a part of the immigrant story of America. To see it now being scanned for potential red flags for terrorism just shows how much has changed in New York since 9/11, not just on the ground, but the way we view things in New York.

New York City police officers keep track of every person in the city who changes his or her name. When that person’s name sounds Arabic, the police run an extensive background check that is then put in a database for future reference.

(via nprfreshair)

Anything that sounds Muslim-ish, you mean.

(via mehreenkasana)

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  26. sabistan said: not to mention that people also changed their names in the aftermath of 9/11 for fear of repercussions (hate crimes, discrimination). my dad changed his name so he could get a job.
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