Stereotypes Between Muslim And Islam

Since 9/11, people seem to always associate Muslims with terrorists. More importantly, when people hear Muslim terrorists they never assume that they are from any other areas except from the Middle Eastern. Being young and not knowing the real reasoning behind the attacks of 9/11, I had always looked at Muslims as terrorists. To be specific, I thought they were mainly Middle Eastern Muslims. I was oblivious to the fact that there are other types of Muslims because all I have ever saw in the media were those types. It didn’t hit me that I was starting to become a victim of discrimination until I was on the bus and I saw a white male dressed up in a turban thinking that he was going to harm the passengers on the bus. I knew then that I had to alter my opinions about this because I knew that I wouldn’t like it if someone thought I was

Some people that have met Arabs or Muslims might still have a bad impression due to the attitude or the lifestyle of the person. Just like any other race or religion, Arabs and Muslims might have caused unacceptable incidents. There are definitely bad Arab or Muslim leaders – just like anywhere else in the world - that have caused a lot of chaos, but that’s not a reason to stereotype Arabs and Muslims. The world is filled with good and bad people; if there are some bad Arabs and Muslims it doesn’t mean that all Arabs and Muslims are bad people. There are many bad leaders and people all around the world, but it doesn’t mean that the whole world is bad, there is still good in the world.

Ever since the infamous day of September 11th Americans have been constantly stereotyping Muslims. Due to the fact that the attacks caused on the Twin Towers were caused by a group of Muslim extremists, it is now a popular stereotype that all Muslims must be extremists. Even Patel, who worked on making peaceful connections between religions, was categorized as a Muslim terrorist or an extremist on a series of Anti-Muslim blogs. I believe that most people aren’t well informed when it comes to Muslims and those who practice Islam and have just learned to associate those terms with terrible things. Most people portray Islam as an angry and violent religion while in reality it is quite the opposite. Many would be surprised to see the amount of similarities between the Qu’ ran and the Bible. Followers of Islam and Muslims are for the most part a peaceful group of

Americans view Muslim people as terrorists but the thing is there not. Only 27%of people don't think that Muslim people are just like regular people. But others don't agree they think that Muslim people are different and don't belong here. Because AL QAEDA killed nearly 3,000 people in NEW YORK CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, and WASHINGTON D.C. Many people don't like Muslims because of their history many many many Muslims are upset because of the results of the American people and their votes.

Most, many people when they think of terrorist think about people from the middle east. I have no clue why but when terrorism events happen the increase of stereotypes grow and with that racism increases. After events like this stereotype start to rise and People usually Americans, even make fun of the middle eastern religion. For example, after the twin tower attack on September 11, 2001. Middle Eastern people were automatically to blame just because they looked like the person piloting the plane. Even Muslims were to blame when all Muslims do is promote peace, but there is always those Extreme radicalistic from the Muslim religion that stands out, and everyone assumes all Muslims are extremist. But if humans take things in perspective the first terrorist in America was Christopher Columbus he nearly killed 4 million people in four years. He did it legally in some people's eyes (Cook). Hate crimes will also increase because people want to attack the group that "did" the

If one were to survey Americans about what they think a terrorist looks like, it is not surprising what the most common description would be. The majority of people would likely describe a bearded, turban-clad middle eastern man waving around an AK-47 while shouting, “allahu akbar!” Although there is nothing inherently frightening about bearded men and practicing religion, somehow being middle eastern and practicing Islam became one of the dirtiest crimes in the United States. After 9/11 it seems that almost overnight, America developed an irrational phobia of anyone who remotely looks middle eastern, and has since systematically oppressed and mistreated innocent

Throughout my life I have been witnessing hate crimes, but it may not have been in person but utmost certainly in the news. The news channel portrays us Muslims way wrong. In the news when Muslims do something wrong they are automatically named terrorist while when someone American does something they are called mentally ill. While investigating this broader topic, this made me think even deeper. What was the cause of this? Why are do certain people act like this? Why do people show us hatred? Many of these questions are being popped into my head, ever since I have been researching my topic. What surprises me the most that most people think all Muslims are

The Muslim women were meeting at an old warehouse in Chicago that was being used for a makeshift mosque on a night to do their daily prayers. On this night Dr.Ingrid Mattson was there and the women were talking about their experiences living here in the United States. She noticed on the way here there was a Muslim school located in an industrial zone. This school was located in this zone because of zoning laws and how the city won't allow the buildings to be built or where they are built. In this zone, it was allowed to be built in an industrial zone. The background of this woman is that they are all immigrants so the majority of this community is made up of immigrants. They are mostly from the Middle East or North Africa, the jobs of these ladies are that they either teach at a religious school but most of them are homemakers (housewives).

the hijab. Your fiancé may be of the kind who allies himself with the devil. But you must persist in the path of good, the straight path, and not be afraid of the devil. (Taraki, 1996)

Islam is one of the most misunderstood religions in the United States due to stereotypes. Not many Americans have actually taken the time to learn firsthand about the Islamic religion. Typically Muslims pray five times a day;however they attend mosque on Fridays. I have never been inside a mosque and I was very surprised with what I saw. Since visiting the mosque I learned important lessons that I will remember for years to come.

Lets face it, it can be very difficult today growing up as a Middle Easterner in today’s society,  I can personally recall a time where I went out with a few of my muslim friends; during this outing a white male bumped into a couple of my muslim friends and yelled “Watch out, don’t bomb me!”  Seeing the anger that this caused for my friends led me to realize that middle easterners are just like any other minority and maybe even worse.  Today, Arab Americans often have to question themselves who they truly are.  In the book Rethinking the Color Line article 18 by Moustafa Bayoumi, mentions that muslims face a mixture of suspicion, misunderstanding and fear. (Bayoumi 134) Ever since 9/11 occurred, society has had a negative assumption of all

The unfortunate fact that Islam is the most misunderstood religion is still exist. Everyone must vividly remembers how the tragedy of 11 September 2001 occurred. Most of the American communities now are still shocked even after the attacks of 11 September has occurred for the past 14 years. Because of limited narrative about that day and its aftermath, it triggered the ongoing rumors about Arab, Muslim and Islam that we are terrorists. The reality that most members of the communities contend with daily was the environment that was originally created from the discrimination of government policies and biased media representations by the West. Hence, the level of anti-Muslim among the American communities sentiment have always increase day by day after the 11 September tragedy until now. Consequently, those who are tragically affected by

There are many religions throughout the world in today's society. One of the religions that is discriminated the most is Islam. Muslims who are part of the religion are hated because of a terrorist group called Isis. Some of the reasons why they are discriminated is because Isis shares the same religion, Americans think they are terrorist, and are the fastest growing religion in the world. Although people around the world look at this religion being terrorist, they need to understand that the innocent muslims don't want to be a part of the terrorist group.

Data- Before the events that occurred in 9/11, there was not much talk about Muslims as these dangerous, avoidable people. There were still a bit of negative stereotypes that they had in movies and other media films, but it was not to the point where the majority of the population wants to avoid them.

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