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I am in graduate school at George Mason part time. I noticed that right after 9/11, a lot more Muslim women than before were wearing the hijab. Some of them were being escorted to and from school by their parents and older brothers. They appeared to me to be fearful but resolute.

I think it's a Muslim backlash against the anti-Muslim backlash. Many people in this country are full of hatred and rage against all Muslims. But then, a lot of people became more religious after 9/11. Watershed events like that have a tendency to cause people to think about what's important in life. But lashing out against Muslims is not the answer.

"What you resist, persists, and intensifies."

That's why the Bible says, "A soft answer turneth
away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger." - Proverbs 15:1.