The saddest moment in American history would have to be 9/11, which took the lives of many Americans and caused Muslim Americans to be treated poorly following the attacks. On September 11th, 2001 nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial planes with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel. One plane crashed into the north tower of the world trade center in New York City. It left a burning hole in the world trade center, killing hundreds of people on impact. Evacuation started soon after the plane hit
With the American people showing ever increasing interest in Muslims since the attacks on America, it was inevitable that this would change the way Muslims would be viewed in the United States. The 9/11 attacks - carried out by nineteen Islamic extremists - have no doubt changed how Muslim-Americans are perceived in this country, and those feelings have simmered for 15 years now. Even though a stigma against the Muslim American community had been growing in the US because of wars and conflicts, the
terrorist attacks. Moreover, violence affects tourism negatively as what happened in Paris. The reason that violence become an issue is the high risk that people face nowadays. It is unbelievable how the number of attacks has increased in recent years. Terrorist attacks have become common in many areas around the world. Moreover, hatred between people spreads everywhere and people blame each other for these attacks. However, Muslims have received the majority of people blames for all these attacks. Almost
Educating Americans About Islam The events of September 11th 2001 created dramatic changes in the lives of peoples all across the globe. The devastating aftermath of the attacks of that day is never ending in the lives of most people – especially those who were personally affected by the horrific acts of terrorism. Muslims, in particular, have had to experience the backlashes of the September 11th events. An already misunderstood and misrepresented group of people have, in addition, had
Muslims have been treated horribly throughout the history of the United States. The attacks on September 11, 2001 only further put Muslims in a negative standing with other Americans. Many Americans view all terrorists as Muslims because of the terrorists claiming the religion of Islam for their actions. The attacks put fear into the hearts of all Americans eventually leading to the war on terrorism. With a renewed sense of nationalism many Americans joined the armed forces to take down the terrorist
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. The number
Survivor, American Sniper, and Restrepo are newer movies that attracted a lot of attention on the big screen. These movies are war-based and action packed. Many people love these movies and others like these but what they do not realize is this movies create terrible stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims. These popular movies, along with other factors, causes mass prejudice and discrimination against Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans. Many Americans see Arabs as terrorist or not true Americans but that
Muslim Discrimination in America According to Dictionary.com, “The word discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.” Muslims have experienced a lot of discrimination in their lives. How did this happen? Since the attack on the world trade center (9/11) the Muslim people have been viewed as the lower class in society. This event has changed Muslim Americans in many different ways such as; being
affects almost every American at some point in their lives. For those who are followers of Islam, a dark image of America surfaced after the September 11 terror attacks. Many muslims and non-muslims who mistaken as muslims were attacked and harassed for no apparent reason. Many illogical Americans assumed that because the attackers were muslims, then all muslims believe in terrorism and the radical idea of Islam, yet this assumption is far from the truth. In fact, many muslim-americans were saddened by
shaping its ideology from a series of significant events that hold unspeakable brutality. This leads Americans to draw conclusions, which often leads to denouncing a particular body of people. For example, the enslavement of African Americans, the decimation of Native Americans, and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Currently, while enduring several years in the U.S., Muslim Americans face similar difficulties as a human being would. However, these hardships differ because they