With the connected society we have today, nations can develop the mentality now as well. The fear of Islamic terrorism has led to the fear and hatred of Islam itself. Instead of looking at an act of violence and finding the motive was Islamic Extremism, they look at the Islamic and prepare for extremism “more than 160 Muslim-American terrorist suspects and perpetrators in the decade since 9/11” (Islamophobia n.pag). An opinion of President Donald Trump is that all muslims should be labeled, very similar to the way Jews had to be labeled in Germany. There are a lot of similarities between the road to the holocaust and modern day Islamophobia. One should not be condemned and the other accepted. Because one is an idea spreading today, and because of the internet, the typical mob mentality takes hold. It is not right that a girl wearing a Hijab is looked at warily and threatened to make her betray her
Muslim Discrimination 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
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
The first matter of race Americans fear that the terrorists would some days attack their country, and kill them. This fear is vastly increased after the 2001 attack in New York City. Since then, most Muslims in America have been investigated by spying their phone talks, screening their profiles and so on . Although everybody knows that Muslim extremists are the only cause, they tend to relate it to all other innocent Muslims and discriminate them. It is not only affected Muslim adults but also their kids. They wanted to quit from schools because they were consistently called murderers. Worse than this, they received violent acts such as kicking, bullying just because they are born Muslims. The racism today is obviously shown in President Donald Trump’s traveling ban on seven Muslim countries which is later changed to six by excluding Iraq. It prevents all Muslims from these countries to travel to the US (Henderson & Graham). Even though the President wants to strengthen the security and makes Americans safe, the ban do affect thousands Muslims who do not involve in terrorism, and shows the discrimination against this
“All Muslims are now suspects” expressed Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman of the Council of American-Islamic Relations. After 9/11 ethnic profiling was directed heavily toward people of Muslim or Arabic descent. Discrimination toward Muslims occurs in many settings and is often degrading and evil. The irrational fear and public mindset swing around the country was a huge consequence of 9/11. Politics, communities, and culture has shifted to where citizens do a double take on those who are Muslims because of the flashback they get when they remember where they were on 9/11. For some, just the sight of a Muslim in our country sends a shockwave though their mind. On September 11, 2001, the United States froze in fear as terrorist attacks
Jonathan Swift was a satiracle writer who showed his patrioism to Ireland by writing about problems such as the starvation and the devaluation of coins. In his essay, "The Modern Proposal" he describes the unfair treatment of the Irish people. He even compares them to eat saying that is how
In the lecture “What It’s like to Be Muslim in America” by Dalia Mogahed, Dalia emphasizes how “Muslims are like canaries in the coal mine, we might be the first to feel it, but the toxic air of fear is harming us all” (Mogahed). This xenophobic behavior is what strives citizens to fear one another and find an excuse to polarize a certain ethnicity for their alleged affiliations with terrorist groups. This overwhelming fear causes the initial hatred towards some people but it ultimately ricochets onto the rest of society. Next, the abundant amount of fear proves to be detrimental to society due to the fact that it provokes disastrous behavior between citizens. According to Dalia, “ISIS has as much to do with Islam as the Ku Klux Klan has to
Since Islam is a religion that promotes peace and kindness, one could ask where the stereotype that all Muslims are terrorists originated. Following the tragedies of September 11, 2001, Arabs and Muslims have been presented as potential terrorists. This idea stemmed from the theory that, “media bias increases when a specific ethnic, religious, or racial group is seen as a threat to national security.” (Stiffler, 2013). Since the attacks on September 11, 2001 Muslims and Arabs have been “hyper-visible” in the media as potential terrorists. Due to the negative media attention and failure of most media platforms to
On October 27-28th is the Annual Costa Backcountry Fly Championship Series in Islamorada, FL. The entry fee is $500 and includes a t-shirt and fisherman activities checks and registration form should be mailed into BFC. The fish species is Snook or Redfish only, each angler can us one rod & reel at a time. According to the rules, the fish must be caught, photographed, measured and released alive into the water. The competition is a based on a score basis system so, depending on how many inches your fish is determines your score if the fish measures 8” you get 8 points etc. There is no chumming, and all fish must be caught with a fly only no bait or scents may be applied. The tournament begins at 7am and ends at 3pm, awards will be handed
the second we knew al-qadha was the terrorists that caused the 9/11, the price for countless innocent people will have to be paid by muslims. "The history of the world is labeled by two designations; B.C and A.b and there's a third designation now; the 9/11." My name is Khan. Muslims experiences daily prejudice and discrimination caused by the 9/11 and the media. Arizona, . According to a recent Gallup Poll, over fifty percent of Americans consider Islam a ‘critical’ threat, with similar numbers reported in France and Germany. researchers crunched the figures for 2006-08, they found non-Westerners were thirty eight times more likely to be killed in a terrorist attack than Westerners.
America is supposed to be the home of the free, especially freedom of religion. Yet politicians left and right are expressing their interest in closing mosques and having Muslims wear special identification. At Thanksgiving, my mother’s boyfriend, who works for the government, expressed how Islam was a violent religion and will end western society. Due to the fact it was a holiday, I did not end him, but I quickly pointed out the Crusades were done by Christians. I also attempted to enlighten him on the strong ties between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, yet he was not willing to listen. Overall, religion is not violent. People are violent. It is entirely unfair to pin the blame on one religion, when the violence is coming from extremists and terrorists. I feel that Islamophobia will not disappear until more people are educated on what the values and beliefs of Islam
One reason why people have Islamophobia is because of all the negativity in our society. After September 11th, people did not see Muslims the same. Also, in movies Muslims are always the ones bombing something as a joke. People should think about how they feel about being stereotyped. Things like that should not be on television or in newspapers. Someone like Donald Trump, who have Islamophobia, should have some type of punishment for even making the ignorant statement. Some Muslims do not get the job that they want because of the discrimination today. This should be taught at school so, students are aware of their environment. They should be able to teach them the correct literature of Islam and not the false statements. By doing this may be all the false stereotypes could be removed from their head, because this can physically and emotionally damaged someone. Students can also help eliminate against Islamophobia. Education does help understand more about Islamophobia. Therefore, In America Muslims are not accepted and they do not fit
As of 9/11, some of the world now has a gigantic fear, and it has a name; islamophobia. “On November 16, 2015, an Uber driver from North Carolina was threatened and attacked by a passenger” (Buncombe). “The driver’s name was Samson Woldemichael. Woldemichael was attacked by a passenger because the passenger thought he was Muslim. Woldemichael came from Ethiopia to the U.S. about eight years ago” (Buncombe). “He asked me if I was a Muslim, and I said I was not a Muslim,” said Mr Woldemichael. I was driving and he hit me while I was driving” (Buncombe). “He even said he was Christian” (Coleen). “Woldemichael picked up a passenger early morning of November 16, 2016 from a bar in North Carolina. The passenger then asked the driver
Mohamed Omar 9/11 or the attack on the world trade center is often thought have relations with Islam. The mainstream media often portrays Muslims as all extremist and radicalizers. “Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers.” (Quran 3:15) This is an excerpt from the Quran which can be found in numerous subway stations that are sponsored by the American Defense Initiative. Sponsoring and selectively choosing quotes creates the illusion that Islam is an inherently violent religion. Every Abrahamic religion has a book, often those books are taken out of context and used to support gruesome ideologies. “…Because God liked Abel 's animal sacrifice more than Cain 's vegetables, Cain kills his brother Abel in a fit of religious jealousy.”(Old Testament 4:8) The word Islam derives from the root (سلام) Salaam which translates to peace. Although Islam’s literal meaning translates to peace it is the most hated religion in the United States. Supposedly ruled by egomaniac pedophiles, Islam is thought to be a religion ruled by fear and extreme punishments stuck in its old times. Sadly, more often than not, people who believe these such things about participants in the Islamic culture commit hate crimes against the universal group. I hope to reoriented you from these objective ideas about Muslims and Islamophobia. (Boigon)
After 9/11 has induced negative attitudes towards Muslim peoples who tend to be strongly associated with any act of terrorism. The media has played a colossal role in developing such negative association wherein it constantly portrays Muslim people in combination with violent terrorist acts. It does so in a way that they both go hand-and-hand. In other words, it has made it as though the Islamic religion is synonymous with terrorism. The media has perpetuated Muslim stereotypes over the years that followed the 9/11 incident. Because of this, society has developed, and still has developed, this prejudiced mindset about the Islamic religion and the Muslim communities around the world. People immediately assume that any violent act being