The aftermath of September 11 has turned out to be a double-edged sword for the Muslim world, said Islamic scholar and author Dr Munawar A Anees.

"The 19 hijackers who committed the ghastly terrorist act and allegedly professed Muslim faith gave a free-hand to Islamophobes in proclaiming that all Muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are Muslim," he lamented. "Terrorist is now an alias for Muslim."