Islam In America Research Paper

Muslims now, suffer from discrimination in America ever since the 9-11 Era. Some people believe that muslims were the reason why 9-11 and other terrorists attacks happened. The hate for American-Muslims has increased by 78%. Even our president, Donald Trump, wanted a ban on immigration by Muslims. The anti-Muslim hate and violence have reportedly increased rapidly after Donald Trump’s comments on the Muslims. Social media and the news for months

America has diverse home for all religions. There are diverse Muslims population all over the world, including people of ethnicity, country and international students, that are citizens of America. According to studies, Muslims population is about .8% of the population, that is 2.6 million Muslims are in US in 2010. Thirty percent of Muslims American population are African Americans whose parents were born in America. Overall, 23% muslim american identity is black. Muslims are all over United State; careers such such as doctors, lawyers, nurses, even the highest positions, congress. Muslims who migrated to America seek for economic opportunities and democratic

Islam, the world's fastest-growing religion and America's third-largest faith, continues to prosper at unprecedented rates. However, despite its growth and prominence in today's society, Muslims in America continue to be denied a basic right to practice their religion. Throughout the year, there are two major Islamic holidays that take place: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Christianity and Judaism, the religious frontrunners in the U.S., already have several national observances set in place. It is time that Islam, a religion that will soon surpass Judaism and nearly equal the Christian faith, also gains the right to observe a national holiday(s).

During the first half of the twentieth century the United States saw steady immigration from the Middle East. However, at no point was this immigration overwhelming. The majority of early Arab immigrants in the United States were Christians. During this period, most attempted to assimilate, but were only somewhat successful. Most Arabs chose to assimilate because they examined the circumstances in which they lived and realized that they could be more successful in the U.S.

If there is one thing I can say strongly about my perceptions of Muslims in America is that they are complicated. I feel strange even thinking about having these perceptions because I feel that I should not have them at all. Having any sort of judgement about Muslims means that I have put their character into a nice neat little box and there is no room for diversity. Alas, given that we are in the Information Age and, given by the name, that a constant stream of information is always headed towards us, I have some sort of view of Muslims that comes (mostly) from the media.

“In world history, the most important new factor in the eastern hemisphere was Islam,a religion that is linked to Judaic-Samaritan tradition of the Middle East.” Islam spread across North Africa to West Africa beginning from the eighth century onwards, by means of military conquest, enabling Muslims to wield tremendous political influence and power. The introduction of Islamic religion impacted social, political and cultural aspects of Africa by means of trade, politics, and conversion.

Islam has always been a controversial topic ever since the events of September 11th, 2001. Even before then, Muslims have faced prejudice. Nowadays, with allegations on social media and of recently elected leaders, it has not gotten any better. As a Muslim myself, I find it very important that this topic be addressed.

Despite the fact that there are some cultural similarities which are common within this group, Middle Eastern Americans vary in a number of significant ways. Some identify themselves by the general term “Arab” American, but the majority prefer to identify with the nation their ancestors came from; the four largest national groups are Egyptian, Lebanese, Syrian and Iranian (Healey, 2014). In fact, although the group as a whole contains a large portion of individuals with Arabic backgrounds, but some groups, such as the Iranians, have Persian ethnicity instead. Middle Eastern Americans also vary in religion, but nearly 70% of recent immigrants are Muslim and collectively they make up the majority of the American

The utilization of religion as a political tool to persecute individuals is a problem consistently faced in history. Placing religion and politics in one category, leads to problems such as confusion of authority, divination of rulers and political warfare. These problems can be seen in certain political religions such as Islam.

Islam is the world youngest religion. This religion was started by the prophet Muhammad in the year of C.570-632. Prophet Muhammad was born around A.D. 570, in the town of Mecca in the Arabia peninsula, where Saudi Arabia is located today. Many other religions like Christianity and Judaism was presented in this region. Muhammad was raised by a nurse from the first three to four years after he was born. The boy Muhammad entered into frequent dreams, which one of the nurses endorsed to demon possession. The followers of Islam were called Muslims.

the government and media. I believe that people running this country are Anti Islamic due to there view on things. Also this is a Zionist country, which is another reason that makes the media discriminate against the Muslim’s, due to the conflict with Palestine and other Muslim countries. The media has always portrayed Islam in a negative way. The reason the media is biased when it comes to Islam because they hate the Islamic structure and the beliefs. The majority of media conglomerate ownership is of people who

The Prophet Muhammad was born sometime around 570 AD. Both of his parents died before he reached the age of six. He was raised by his uncle and grandfather. He was born in the Quraish, the most powerful tribe in Mecca. The power of the Quraish come from the work of successful merchants. They controlled trade along the west coast of Arabia, north to Syria, and south to Yemen. The two polytheistic cults, who resided in Mecca, believed their success in trade was protected by their Pagan gods. Muhammad worked as a merchant for several years when he was hired to ensure safe passage on caravans to Syria, by a rich widow named Khadija who he would eventually marry. They had six children, two boys, and four girls. All of his children unfortunately died, except for his daughter, Fatima.

Islamic civilization was able to encompass such a large empire because of their contributions and the effects of them. They had successful trade routes and not only was goods transported from one place to another but also beliefs and ideas as well simply trying to convert people. The second reason was because of how devoted, willing to die for their god. The final reason was because they made everyone of their religion equal to each other every one was offered into the god’s garden of paradise and equality. The history of Islam is basically all political, economic, social and cultural developments.

It’s easy to politically marginalize a group of people who make up a small fraction of the total U.S population. Being underrepresented and feeling like they do not have a voice in the government puts a halt on any form of change and make it even more difficult to establish a sense of belonging. The U.S in term of an industrialized powerhouse is a the top which contributes to its political power, however, the inclusion of Muslim Americans is almost nonexistent.

Modern times have changed lots of ways that we look at past institutions in America. During the 21st century, media and religion seem to play an important part in our society. Furthermore, the combination of the two has created a dynamic series of positives and negatives. People might argue that we have reached a time in our life where religion isn’t important to follow or take note of. However, time and time again it has been proving that religion and the media have an impact on people’s feelings towards a group and understanding of the group’s theology. The famous thinker and poet, W.E.B Du Bois wrote in his novel, The Souls of the Black Folk piece, “ Being a problem is a strange experience (Bayoumi, page 2).” This serves as an interesting induction to the problem of media/ religion and Islam. Du bois, a pre civil rights leader, was discussing the idea of being a problem in a society that should be home. The government, police, and citizens of America are judging and creating standpoints off sources of media that are displaying stereotypes and racist assumptions against the next group. Therefore, the struggle for peace, identity, and a place called home in rooted in the Islamic people.