I was keen to watch the BBC documentary Being Muslim After 9/11 not least because I anticipated reference to the first person killed in retribution for 9/11, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh gas station owner from Mesa, Arizona. His murderer, Frank Silva Roque, was clear on his intent when he told a waiter, 'I’m going to go out and shoot some towel heads.' The Sikh turban and beard are conflated by ignorant bigots with the attire of Osama bin Laden and the black turban-clad misogynists of the Taliban. Muslims have indeed suffered since 9/11, but sadly, non-Muslim victims of the post-9/11 backlash were remarkably not mentioned once in the hour-long documentary, which aired on BBC Two this week. The documentary by film-makers Mobeen Azhar and Masood Khan includes their personal reflections 25 years on from 9/11, featuring interviews with friends such as Baroness Warsi and Salma Yaqoob. They reflect on how things have changed for British Muslims since the attack on the Twin Towers. ✍️ Hardeep Singh Article | spectator.com/article/muslim…