Muslim Persecution And Interdenominational Differences In Today's Societies

On September 11th of 2001, more than 3,000 people died during the terrorist attacks. The event changed the lives of not just the people whose loved ones died on that day, but also of those who belonged to the Islamic world. The experience of Muslims who lived in America in 2001 and those who were yet to come here would never be the same again. After 9/11, the number of hate crimes against Muslims in the United States increased and their everyday lives changed forever due to the rise of islamophobia and the vicious influence of the American media.

Since the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001, Muslims throughout the United States have been mistreated, discriminated against, and have been placed into false stereotypes. As most Muslims are simple, harmless citizens, this has caused a hysteria in which many people have a prejudice against them under the pretense that all Muslims are terrorists. EXPLAIN TEXT Because of this, there is currently an age of witch hunts against them, similar to the Salem Witch Trials. Despite most Muslim citizens being innocent people, a few select individuals have caused atrocious incidents; therefore, a witch hunt against all Muslims has ensued that parallels the Salem witch trials and should be brought to immediate end.

Since the incident of 9/11 occurred, many people have debated over the Muslim faith and its practices. Muslim extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS have affected the name of Islam causing majority of Muslims to be blamed. Recently, a tragic event that occurred in Paris killing over a hundred people left the people of France shaken with fear and anger. These events have lead to an increasing amount of hate and tension towards Muslims all over the world from protests at mosques, where Muslims go to pray, and anti-Muslim rally’s. Islamophobia is a massive issue that has steered European counties like France to enforce laws that ban religious garments that Muslims wear such as the niqab and burqa. Some people perceive these garments to be

For example, “Islam never interfered with the dogmas of any moral faith, never persecuted Islam “grasped the sword” in self defense- Christianity grasped it in order to stifle freedom of thought and liberty of belief.” (Document 6) This quote shows that the Islamic faith and Muslims never interfered with other religions. This means that they were never persecuted or disliked. Christians however,

Religions differing has caused many conflicts throughout history. “The feeling of attachment to tribalism and fake patriotism under the umbrella of religion is stronger and more apparent than respect for human rights and pluralism” (Mhamed 2). When people are tied so greatly to their religion, they will be willing to throw away their morals and do whatever they deem is right for their beliefs, leading to constant wars. “different tribal and so-called patriotic groups resort to religion to gain legacy and popularity” (Mhamad 2). Religion is even just a way to unite people to war such as saying they are doing something in the name of their deity

There is a wide array of uses for religion, but the most important aspect is how it teaches us morals. An example of this deriving from the Abrahamic faiths would be the Ten Commandments by Moses as it teaches us basic principles of morality and compassion such as loving and respecting your neighbor or the Seven deadly sins that is associated with Christian teachings. Morality is the center of all religions and answers the fundamental questions of our existence and why events may occur (Nord and Hayes). When the loss of religion or faith occurs, society seems to be bleak. Brave New World and Crime and Punishment are both experiencing or have experienced the loss of faith. Brave New World has citizens who consume soma which is a type of drug that enables its users to become hypersensitive to the world around them. This hypersensitivity allows them to be in encapsulated and feel emotions unlike ever before. It practically becomes their religion as the hail the great Henry Ford who first introduced the assembly line. There aren’t any Abrahamic faiths that exist within this society. It makes us question why the individuals must who participate in such a degrading activity that handicaps them. They are slaves to being “free”, but it’s only an illusion of freedom as they are still united through the ritual of “orgy porgies” that requires all of them to participate in group sexual intercourse. It’s apparent that there are no morals that exist within this society. Relationships have become a taboo as wife, husband, mother, father, boyfriend, girlfriend, sister, brother and any other connection to another human is frowned upon in society. The whole idea of the “orgy porgies” is for them to replace the intimacy that is provided by another human and be replaced by a group. The sense of intimacy that is built within a relationship is lost and seems more

Americans view September 11th as the impetus for a paradigm shift in the racial dynamic between Muslim Americans and traditional Christian Americana. Following the rise of ISIL, Ben Affleck refuted a “codified doctrine of Islam,” that mandates fundamentalist aggression. This goes hand-in-hand with what has been coined as “civilizational arrogance,” the assumption of total understanding of a religion. Noted Islamophobes, such as Bill Maher, insist that the supposed doctrine of Islam impedes his right to free speech. This plays into the idea of what has become known as “liberal victimhood,” the casting of oneself as oppressed.

On the other more extreme side of things, religious persecution can be extremely fatal, leading to loss of life over differing beliefs and attitudes. Just look at today’s political climate. ISIS, an extremist radical group known for being religiously charged, takes credit for virtually every act of mass violence across the world. This has caused people all over the world to be afraid of Muslims even though their religion really has nothing to do with these acts of violence. People have made the religion out to be the problem when that isn’t the issue.

Humanity is destined to break free from physical chains of oppression. No matter the time it takes to happen, humanities escape is inevitable. Physical oppression though is no match for the invisible chains of oppression that religion has wrapped around humanity. It is an ever present force that has not yielded since its inception. Religious scripture is rich with texts that control the expression of race, gender, and sexuality.

This unjustified hatred of Muslims first became evident in the 11th century during the Crusades when Christians went to reclaim the holy land of Jerusalem, present day Israel. During the Crusades thousands of innocent Muslims were killed, according to records close to 70 thousand Muslims and Jews had been slain just in Jerusalem (Gul, 2011). During the 13th century Christian kings applied heavy taxation on Muslim residents to suppress Muslims and force Christianity onto them (Gul, 2011). After the collapse of Granada state the oppression of Muslims heightened, they were deported into N.Africa and forced to be Christian, in an attempt to obliterate all traces of Islam (Gul, 2011). In the 1500s many European powers passed legislations to limit what Muslims could do in their everyday lives (Ali, 2010). Even after over 10 centuries since the first evident movements of anti-Islamist, this perpetual issue has spread worldwide and has only gotten worse with

Being a Muslim in an American country is a struggle and ever since, 9/11 effects took a turn for Muslims. Ever since Trump was elected president, the discrimination against Muslims has grown stronger. People need to be educated about Muslim culture and eliminate the perception that every Muslim is a “terrorist”. The community I am looking towards on the University of Kentucky campus is the MSA. The MSA is the Muslim student association and their goal is to promote Islam and teach us all about how peaceful is their religion. After looking in depth the bigger question I will be looking at is what is life like for Muslims post 9/11 (Macroaggression)?

Throughout the world there have been many different cultures that have been oppressed. People can be oppressed in many different ways by different people of different races. The writer will discuss the muslims culture/people and their oppressed history over time. In this paper it will address this group and their oppression currently. Furthermore the writer will discuss how we can end the oppression against muslims.

The agonizing terrorist attacks of September 9th, 2001 left the country in emotional distress. The United States of America decided to prepare for tragic attacks like this and reevaluated its immigration and foreign policies, the citizens of the US also became united and stronger from these attacks. This ideology that the US has become more united after an attack that killed nearly 3,000 people has become mainstream and may be true in some cases, but many people overlook the impact it had on the millions of Muslim Americans. The Muslim generation before us had its own problems dealing with racial discrimination and hate crimes, many people believed it stop their but this contempt was passed on to my generation. The discrimination I have received has caused me to change my aspirations in order to ensure that no one else receives the treatment I had gotten.

Ever since September 11, 2001 Americans along with the majority of the world’s population have been skeptical of Muslims. It’s a sad reality but it’s hard for people to think of a Muslim without linking them directly to terrorism. But these assumptions aren’t totally out of the blue—the Muslim’s religion, Islam, teaches a low tolerance for other religions and the Islamic government has no separation of church and state, so it’s only normal to assume that their government shall have a low tolerance as well—some however, immediately translate this into terrorism. Through the Islamic government and religion, relations with foreign countries, and separation amongst themselves it can be concluded that Islamic Fundamentalism is clearly a threat

The debate between whether religion cause war or not based on their impression of religion; furthermore, it is unreasonably clear about what does and does not permit like a religion. Countries such as Islam are fated while certain others, like nationalism, are subjectively ignored. Authors used different theories such as absolutist, divisive, and absurd to explain why religion is so predisposed to violence. Sometimes authors combine these arguments to make their case.