Public Enemy

Mohamed Hassan looks at how the events of 9/11 kicked off an 'us versus them' attitude around Muslims in the West. He speaks to Muslims living in the United States and in New Zealand and gets their perspective.

How do you hold on to an identity when it is constantly under attack? Mohamed Hassan talks with Australian Muslims, who say they've had to endure a relentless counter-terrorism campaign. They tell him it has left them alienated and living in fear, with increasingly divisive politics directly attacking their way of life.

How do you trust your community when someone is always watching? Mohamed Hassan investigates the tactics behind New Zealand's counter-terrorism policies, and talks to Muslims who say the SIS has plagued their lives.

How do you fight a president who is hostile to your culture? It was the day many Muslim Americans hoped they would never see. The man who for two years built a campaign on banning them from the country, registering their families and monitoring their places of worship was now their president.