by Shanta Khan
When the skies of New York filled with smoke on September 11, 2001, the grief that followed did not stop at America’s shores—it spread across the world. In cities and villages thousands of miles away, people mourned as though the tragedy was their own.
From candlelight vigils in Europe, to prayers in Asia, to moments of silence in Africa, humanity stood still in sorrow. The global grief of 9/11 proved that while terrorism can destroy lives, it cannot destroy empathy.
That unity remains the greatest answer to extremism. The legacy of 9/11 is not only one of pain—it is also a reminder that our world, divided by so many boundaries, can come together in compassion.
