Effects Of 9/11 On Muslim Americans

Muslims are one of the most marginalized people in the U.S for their beliefs and their religion but after 9/11 discrimination and hate crimes against them had become even worse.Throughout the U.S people have been “Anti-Islam” and believed that the Muslim’s religion is absurd, want muslims to change their beliefs or, leave the country.According to “Anti-Islman Discourse in the United States in the Decade After 9/11:The Role of Social Conservatives and Cultural Politics”by David D.Belt on page 211-212, talks about how a post on Charisma News with an article title “Why I am Absolutely Islamophobic” was urging at the fact that Muslim-Americans needed to be deported as soon as possible ,or go under sterilization.Also Belt talks about one of Bush’s family friend being,Franklin Graham saying that he thinks the muslim’s religion is “very evil “and “wicked”.One last example a man named Gabriel had said Islam is the real enemy of America and that we supposedly “we will be doomed in war if we don’t realize it”. People are so brainwashed it honestly insane and very ignorant at the things people think about Muslims, its barbaric.They believe what Muslims believe in and their religion is wrong and they should switch to “Christianity” because it is the “American way “ or have them deported because the do not belong there and are “terrorist”.

Personally, for me the book changed my way of viewing muslims and immigrants. It is true that a minority of them have committed terrorism or will but we can't let a minority affect the majority of them and just hate every aspect of them. If we do that then that just shows how inconsiderate and selfish we are as a nation. After 9/11 took place, it seems like every muslim is stereotyped as a murderer or terrorist. I still understand why majority of America doesn’t want one single muslim here, because they have been involved in most of the terrorist attacks that have took place in our country and mainly we don’t know what their attitude is.

Muslims Americans became the enemy in their own country overnight, not just because of a shortage of information, but also misinformation, and media reports sharing only the negative stories about Muslim-Americans. Just because a particular group of Islamic people act a certain way doesn 't mean that everyone who follows Islam acts in the same manor. People who believe that this is true judge all Muslims based on misconceptions, what they see in the media and lack of education on the religion.

The terror attacks on September 11, 2001 at the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. are remembered as America’s largest tragedy; after all, 3,000 people were killed in these attacks (Combs and Slann). A sense of security and confidence had vanished. However, what is not mentioned in the news articles, TV headlines, and radio chats on the anniversary of 9/11 is the large impact these attacks made on the American psyche. It is not that this outcome was of lesser importance, but it was one of the unnoticed, since all Americans underwent this change. Out of everything that came out of 9/11, this was well needed. Americans had been thinking the same thing about their country for a long time and needed to see that

"Who are you?"(Eggers 206) were the first words that Abdulrahman Zeitoun heard from the police officers that had surrounded him and his friends with their guns drawn as he walked out of 5010 Claiborne that he owned. He had been stopping by the house to use the telephone once a day to call his wife Kathy, who was in Arizona with their four children to escape Hurricane Katrina, a catagory 5 hurricane that had hit New Orleans, the city they lived in. Abdulrahman Zeitoun had stayed home to protect his many properties that he and his family had required in the sixteen years since he had moved to the city. He was a general contractor and owner of Zeitoun Painting Contractors, LLC. He also owned several rental houses around the city and had

As an American Muslim, I can provide an outlook of life in the United States that the majority do not have the opportunity to experience. Living in a world wher Islam is misrepresented, many people do not fully understand what Islam teaches. As a result, it feels impossible for me or my family to travel without being labeled as a threat to security, and being pulled away from everyone else for hours of additional screening. This is unacceptable, especially in a country that takes pride in it's religious freedom and acceptance. These discriminatory practices are a direct result of anti-Muslim rhetoric in politics and in the media, as it allows people to feel that these actions are justifiable. For example, during my freshman year of high school,

If you like going to the movies, different restaurants, school, New York City, Baltimore, or any big city you might be an innocent target for terrorism like if you are on a plane or the Pentagon you never know when a terrorist is going to strike. Terrorism is people that scare people with the crimes that they commit. Right now there is a total of 29 to 30 terrorist groups just going around and out of the 29 to 30 terrorist groups, the most deaths and injuries was 2,753 deaths and about 6,000 injured on 9/11. The terrorist group Al Qaeda did not like Americans, Jews, and Christians and they felt tormented. So in the effect of that on 9/11, they tore down the Twin Towers in New York city with bombs and planes and 20 of the Al Qaeda members had

On September 11 2001, 19 Al-Qaeda members" hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States of America" (“9/11 Attacks”,1).The attacks resulted in the death of approximately 3000 people. This was an American Horror. The whole country was in fear because of this event. After that, everything changed.  According to the article "Islam in America Post 9/11",  Al-Qaeda were not the only ones to blame, the whole Islamic religion was to blame for this Terror (2012). Muslims got a bad name and image. Islam became known for Terror instead of peace. Post 9/11 things for Muslims were not going great and the media just made it

media. The article, Negative Media Portrayal of Islam, shows that “The point is that Islam has been consistently portrayed by global media as a violence-prone religion that is diametrically opposed to the West.” (Espiritu). This is what most Americans think about Muslims, that they are violent and only here to cause destruction. This could not be further from the truth; many Muslims are normal people who live normal lives like everyone else. Many Americans fear Muslims as they are often associated with the thought of the recent attacks. This is seen clearly with, President Donald Trump recently attempting to place a ban on Muslims trying to enter our country. This is ban was placed simply because one man is afraid of Muslims entering our country.

Through political cartoons and images, America has been examined, and it has been conclusive in society that Islamophobia is prevalent. When the attack on the twin towers occurred on September 11, 2001 by Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, America was plunged into a state of dismay. Recovery, though hard, was attained, but feelings towards Muslims became more abhorrent as people filled with trepidation feared that there may be more attacks. Islamophobia galvanized hate crimes towards Muslims, heightening tensions within America. There were book burnings, shootings in mosques, and many more repugnant hate crimes. Extremists sullied the name of Islam, and many observations were made and showed that there was an increase in stereotypes on Muslims.

All through history Muslim Americans have suffered from discrimination as they were not able to create a unified identity strong enough to unify them as a group, mainly because of

Yes I’m talking about 9/11. For many Americans the hate toward Muslims is centered around the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. After 9/11 attacks occurred, many Americans blamed the whole religion saying that Islam preaches destruction, and violence, instead of finding out if the hijackers were radicals. In the article, on Washington State University page “Islamophobia: The Stereotyping and Prejudice Towards Muslims Since 9/1,” by Nicolas Brooklier. Brooklier states that “American society does not tend to see the peaceful side of Islam, but rather mostly sees the skewed version of it from radicals”. What the society is doing is blaming millions of good hard working people for an action of few. There are those who see the differences between terrorism and what Islam as a religion stands for. Americans need to and should distinguish who is doing the attacks on America, also see the difference between mainstream muslims and the radical fringe people that very small percentage of people using the name of Muslim to attack America. However, at the same time people fail to understand that there those who will go extreme using the religion of

Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world with 1.5 billion followers worldwide. With six million people practicing Islam in America, it is one of the fastest growing religions in this country. However, since the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 the Islamic religion has been under much scrutiny publically in America. Many people who practice this religion have been subjected to discrimination as well as verbal and physical attacks by fellow Americans. However a high level of scrutiny is not a foreign concept to Muslims in America as they have struggled for acceptance in this country for centuries acquiring many highs as well as lows. In this paper I will analyze the image of Muslims in America’s history and how

According to Rothenberg, “Arabs and Muslim Americans are the new problem of American society, but there have of course been others” (p. 237). He then goes on and states, many other minority groups faced similar discrimination, often during times of war, immigration, and largely based on religion. For example, during colonization of the United States Native Americans were stereotyped to be savages. During World War 1, many schools banned the teaching of the German language. I believe Muslim Americans are facing the same type of discrimination, due to war in the middle east, and religious affiliation.

For a moment all the world was right again. To a great number of people around the world, 2001 became a lost dream; a vision that was believed in, suddenly tarnished and turned nightmarish. Naturally, we Americans were looking for answers to why a devastation of this magnitude would happen to us. During the fallout of 9/11, the media played a major role in distributing information about a culture that many Americans knew nothing about. Americans were now paying attention to the Muslim community and though there was more awareness by the American people, it seemed the information was a little biased and the media painted Muslims in one broad stroke and it made Americans slide so easily into bigotry. There needed to be a face to the evil