Muslims pray in the mosque of King Fahad on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, August 1, 2011.

SYDNEY | Thu September 8, 2011 03:08 am EST

SYDNEY (Reuters)-the approaching tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is casting a shadow long for Muslims of the United States, many of whom are fearing the anniversary approaches, because they fear a resurgence of prejudice and hatred, said author Mona Eltahawy.

Egyptian-born American but said that attacks on Eltahawy New York and Washington were a shocking introduction and negative to Islam for many in the United States, compounding the difficulties for Muslims already struggling with their country's diverse, secular identities.

Despite the African American Muslims had been in the country since the days of slavery, to raise public awareness of the Muslims in General had remained low.

"Many Americans were totally unaware of what a Muslim is up to 9/11. Eltahawy "first introduction to Islam was very negative, said in Melbourne, where she attended the Melbourne writer's Festival.

"Now that we're coming to the tenth anniversary of the 9/11, is a time to say that we are here and we're not going anywhere, we're Americans and Muslims. Has been a difficult ten years and many of us are fearing this tenth anniversary because he brings a lot of hatred and prejudice ".

Eltahawy, an old news agency journalist-turned-essayist and columnist, left the security of an Office work for the risks inherent in the freelance work only at the time of 9/11.

While she did not personally experienced any hostility, that she allocated in large part to the fact that it does not use a handkerchief header or "look Muslim", the heated atmosphere — and every year since — made their question what this phrase really means.

One of his greatest struggles is to break the stereotype that equal authentic conservative.

"Identify as a progressive liberal secular Muslim. One of the messages I try to convey is that I'm just as authentic as a conservative Muslim, "she said.

"When you think Muslim women, do you think women in a head scarf or a woman like me. There is only one way of thinking that a Muslim women is, there are a variety of appearances and a diversity of voices, "she said.

But the last ten years, from 9/11 the Arabs this spring that saw the overthrow of long term Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, have been exciting and professionally satisfying.

Among some of the biggest and most interesting changes have been the emergence of social media like Facebook and Twitter, which were highlighted during the convulsions in Egypt and elsewhere throughout the Mideast this year.

Call them "a great connector", she said that such services had played a key role in disseminating information, to the extent that Twitter, she now finds his number one news source.

"Social media has given us a front row seat to revolutions in various parts of the region, but not create the revolutions," she said.

Put much weight on the role of social media risks, minimizing the participation of millions of people, he added.

"These are most definitely not social media revolutions. Say that social revolutions were removes Agency and courage of all those people who came out on the streets and fought, if it was the security thugs Mubarak regime ... or what we saw happen in Libya. "

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