Fear After 9/11

The horrific terrorist attack on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001 significantly changed the definition of freedom in America. This event resulted in an immediate call to action by the US government to protect and defend its citizens and country. The Department of Homeland Security was created to “coordinate efforts to improve security at home, and it imposed sever limits on the civil liberties of those suspected of a connection with terrorism and, more generally, on immigrants from the Middle East.” The country was left feeling vulnerable and suspicious of things they previously took for granted. Heightened security measures around travel were put in place. Americans were asked to report suspicious activity. Muslim people were and still are subject to prejudice because of their religion being linked to the terrorist group.

In addition, the post 9/11 stigma has disturbed the American-Muslim mentally. In a brief report conducted by an American Psychologist,"Post 9/11: The Impact of Stigma for Muslim Americans," Saera Khan examines the communities experience. Khan conducted 12 studies on different populations and collected the data through her personal contacts outside the mosques, community centers and organizations. The survey involved 11 questions regarding how Americans view Muslims and Arabs. The data was collected between 2003 and 2006 after the two years of 9/11 incident. At that time there was a high wave of hatred towards Muslims in the American society. The type of questions which were asked were about how people were looking them after 9/11? Many of

The history of terrorism is as old as humans’ willingness to use violence to affect politics. Terrorism can affect everyone, whether directly or indirectly. However, a group that is largely affected is immigrants, mainly due to the U.S. policies on Counter-Terrorism. These policies might protect our country, but they also indirectly lead to discrimination against immigrants. The U.S. policy on Counter-Terrorism causes unfair immigration laws, encourages social media to demonize foreigners, and creates an unfair society for immigrants to live in.

During the years of post-9/11, Americans have started to become wary of non-Americans in their home land of the fear of another terrorist attacks. The 9/11 attacks have changed American views on the muslims and on the Middle East. It also had made security regulation more strict and discriminatory. Since post-9/11, Americans the wrong impression of the Middle East and have negative views of it and also have stereotype of it as well.

Airline security has been a big change since the incident because that is where the terrorists were able to take control and attack. ¨Sure it is unpleasant to be a suspect when you're innocent. But it's worse to overlook terrorists because we ignored their pertinent characteristics.¨ (Chavez 61). Chavez makes a compelling argument that it's better to be safe than sorry when selecting someone with Middle Eastern characteristics for questioning but she does not seem to take into consideration that some may interpret this as security holding someone based on their looks rather than a suspicious person. ¨...American foreign and domestic policy has been reformed to tighten borders, increase security networks, and systematically target “terrorism” the world over.¨ (Young 5). With the Government tightening security and reforming foreign and domestic policies after September 11th, they are targeting ¨terrorism¨ in hopes of taking away the ¨resources” they might have acquired in an airport, eliminating any threat they might pose to national security. With the reformations of U.S. policies the government has taken to tightening its security and borders out of fear for another attack, this fear has lead to racism take control of what what and who is considered a

On September 11, 2001 America was in shock because of the events that occurred that morning to their beloved world trade center twin buildings. The deaths and injuries caused the people to automatically hate those that were responsible, Al Qaida members. This group is notorious for their dislike of American lifestyles. From then on Americans would go on to keep a close eye on these individuals and people that looked like them. That same year in the United States “58 percent favored Arabs to undergo more lengthy security measures. “From Samuel R. Gross, “Racial Profiling Under Attack”, (June 2002): 1413.

I was turning three years old when everyone’s lives changed. I can’t imagine a day where one event causes an entire country fall silent and pay attention. The knowledge I have gained of the acts on September eleventh have been in history classes, “where I was when it happened” stories, and documentaries I have watched. I will never know the exact fear that was felt that day but I can understand the current events that have happened and are happening today.

This led some Americans to believe that Muslim people should not be trusted. This is where the term ‘’ Islamophobia ‘’ came into play. Islamophobia , the dislike against Islam or Muslims , made it harder for Muslims to merge into American society. An example of discrimination towards Muslims were when women’s hijabs were rudely ripped off their heads. Also when Muslims speak in their language , some people become overly cautious and very defensive. You can see these offensives caused dramatic changes within airports. Before 9/11 airport security was very minimal and less strict than it is in modern day society. Proof of this was having the ability to possess a blade up to 4in on a plane , which goes to show that the metal detectors were of low quality. In comparison to today’s airport standards , we are more advanced now than we were in 2001. Extra safety measures have been taken because of what 9/11 has demonstrated on our lack of security. Agencies like TSA , Transportation Security Administration , had began to regulate on what people could and could not bring into the airport. Items like liquids or anything that can be used as a weapon are automatically confiscated.

The author, argues how in the face of having anxiety on 9-11 fear, people should re-evaluate and re-consider with their thoughts based on actual experience. In fact, the entirety of what we see, hear or read isn't actuality becaise by travelling, we tend to realize what these invidials are living through and how worng society makes it

The american public was affected heavily after the events of 9/11. They reacted differently but overall they had all a negative effect not only on the muslim community but any who look the par

Immigration causes higher risk of terrorism in America. For example, September 11th, 2001, the day that no American will forget, is the reason some Americans walk in fear everyday. The immigrants that migrated to America had a mission to attack the American people; we call these immigrants terrorist. These immigrants did not care about freedom or living in the beautiful American society. These terrorist were looking for the for the opportunity to trample the American people.” 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the

Consequently, America has a little bit of a reason to be hesitant and untrusting of Middle Eastern people. 9/11 are numbers that will ring a bell in the mind of every American. Whether you were present in New York or in California when the attack happened, the world was silent. There was a hush that fell over America and the American people. This hijacking took control of four planes in American airspace and were

Many terrorist attacks have plagued the United States, the most known being 9/11, the nineteen al Queda members,the majority whose home was Saudi Arabia, hijacked four US planes where a series of four coordinated attacks were conducted. Two are flown into the Twin Towers in New York, one crashes into the Pentagon, and the other, which was meant for the White House, crashed into Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to take back control of the plane to prevent the attack on the US Capitol. Saudi Arabia was given sovereign immunity, protecting their government and their government officials from civil cases. This terrorist attack caused insured property losses of over twenty five billion dollars. Terrorist attacks are always automatically blamed on the Muslims. Muslim Americans are constantly seen as victims of discrimination, but viewed by a very slim majority as members of a religion that encourages death and violence. Republicans are more likely to be suspicious of Islam than Democrats are. Donald Trump is one of those Republicans who feels that all Muslims should not be able to enter the United States. Any terrorist attack that is heard of, people regularly look at anyone from the Middle East. According to the FBI, ninety-four percent of terrorist attacks carried out in the United States are non-Muslims. Today, ISIS and Al-Qaeda are the most notorious terrorist

The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2011 prompted the world to reevaluate and drastically modify airport and airline security. “Four targets had been chosen, all iconic American buildings that would send a clear message of the depth of their hatred for the United States. All four planes crashed, killing all on board—terrorists, crew members, and passengers, along with hundreds who were killed inside the structures, on the ground, and the men and women who ran into collapsing buildings in an effort to try and save others” (Smutz 1). As Jason Villemez said “the decade after the 9/11 attacks reshaped many facets of life in America” (Villemez 1). Before the attacks, people did not think that large scale hostility towards innocent people in

The terrorist attack that has affected me the most was the one from the 9/11, since then I constantly fear about my security whenever I travel to the big cities such as Washington D.C. or New York City because those are some of the tempting targets. However, the government in hand with the military have done a great job on stabilizing our security, removing the mask off from the negative media that contributes on seeding terror between the citizens. Nevertheless, extreme security measures have been implemented since then, now in order to enter or leave the United States, one most follow and meet strict rules that in the end will be a benefit for our own safety. Yet us the foreigners, are now been treated more strict when it comes to entering