(24 Sep 2001)
1. Pan from Korean Conflict Memorial to Lincoln Memorial on the Washington Mall
2. Couple sitting by Tidal Basin close to Washington Mall
3. Couple sitting on bench on the Mall
4. American flag being unfurled close to the Lincoln Memorial
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdullah Sherzai, Afghani-American
“The rationale that we organised this factor was that there have been so many stereotypes of what an Afghan was, what a Moslem is, what an Afghani-American is. And we wished to dispel these myths as a result of it is really easy to generalise throughout folks whenever you make a normal assertion. So we wished to point out them that Afghans, Afghani-Individuals, we care in regards to the those who we misplaced in New York. They’re our folks. The Individuals that have been misplaced, we share of their ache.”
6. Flag being unfurled
7. Placard indicating Afghani help for American patriotism
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Abdullah Sherzai, Afghani-American
“Nicely it is not a lot attacking. If the U-S and the United Nations and all people will go into Afghanistan, or assist the Afghan folks set up a steady authorities for his or her folks, in fact each human being helps that. And all Moslems and Afghans will help it. We hope that this motion is a bit tempered by the truth that the Afghan folks themselves haven’t any say within the authorities, and haven’t any means – the disparity between the ability of the folks and the federal government is such that they haven’t any energy to do something for the way forward for their very own nation. So that they hopefully won’t endure. However we all know that America has at all times taken the clever selection and can do the proper factor.”
9. Afghani-Individuals standing by unfurled American flag
STORYLINE:
In Washington on Sunday a bunch of Afghani-Individuals gathered on the Mall close to the Korean Conflict Memorial to show their patriotism within the wake of the assaults on Washington and New York.
The group unfurled an American flag close to the Lincoln Memorial.
In addition they arrange a number of posters displaying help for American authorities coverage on behalf of the Afghani-American group.
Abdullah Sherzai, an Afghani-American collaborating within the demonstration, stated the occasion was organised to point out his group’s help for the victims of the assaults.
The demonstrators additionally hope to dispel a number of the damaging stereotypes of Afghans which have been infected because the assaults on September eleventh.
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