How much longer must we wait for a word of solidarity and reassurance? How much longer must we wait before we are sure the University cares about the safety of its students? How much longer before you take a stance on Islamophobia?

Arsalan Iftikhar was a residential advisor at Washington University when a plane crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Nine years later, Iftikhar writes a blog about Islam in America and draws television audiences of more than 300 million. Iftikhar, a University alumnus and human rights lawyer, came back to campus on Monday for the first time in seven years.