Elliott joined '' The Miami Herald '' as a reporter in 2000 , covering crime , courts , immigration and Latin American politics . She left '' The Miami Herald '' for '' The New York Times '' in May 2003 . As a metro reporter for '' The Times '' , she covered the Bronx and then created her own beat - Islam in a post-9 / 11 America - writing extensively about the backlash against Muslims after the September 11 attacks , domestic radicalization and militant jihad
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Andrea Elliott