9/11
Patriot Day - "In memory of the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, President Bush has proclaimed that Sept. 11, 2002 be observed as 'Patriot Day.' The following is the text of the Patriot Day Proclamation." (Y, M, O, T)
Human Rights Reports & Country Profiles - Persecution.org tracks the activities in countries where Christians are persecuted. You can learn about Christian/Muslim relations in the Middle East. (M, O)
CNN Special Report Afghanistan - War on Terror - Since the late 1970s, the Afghan people have suffered as their country has been wracked by war. Includes current events and historical background. (Y, M, O, T)
Backgrounder -- Information on Afghanistan, Pakistan, bin Laden - From CNN Student News, formerly CNN FYI. (Y, M, O, T)
Backgrounder Islam: A religion of many faces, misconceptions - This page presents a clear explanation of Islam, including the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims. Again, check the educator link for further resources. (Y, M,)
Inside 9/11 - From National Geographic. Browse more than 50 videos from the Inside 9/11 Interview Archive. This Web-only interactive includes over two hours of never-before-seen eye witness accounts, and expert commentaries about the policies and events that led up to the disaster. (M, O, T)
911 - Guide to Websites - (M O)
Live ATC Audio and Video - Many people are curious about how ATC works and will find this site from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association interesting. There are links to several US airports that have actual live audio and/or video of air traffic control at work. (M, O)
Islam - An excellent resource from PBS that explores the history and practice of Islam (Y, M, O)
How Black Boxes Work - Learn the history of flight data and voice recorders as well as how they work and what the future holds for this technology. (O, T)
Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism, Taliban, and Afghanistan Links - A large collection of links related to the terrorist movement. In particular, there are several links regarding the oppression of women under the Taliban in Afghanistan. Lots of material to use in many different ways. (O, T)
America Responds - PBS has put together several lesson plans related to the disaster, including A World at Peace (elementary school), Tolerance in Times of Trial (middle and high school), Emergency Preparedness (middle school), and Taming Terrorism (high school). (T)
Al Jazeera - online English language version of the popular Middle Eastern TV station (O, T)
September 11, 2001 Newspaper Archive - September11Archive.com details history of the World Trade Center from construction to destruction and contains more than 15,000 full-image newspaper pages on the World Trade Center and the events surrounding September 11, 2001. (O)