The Bombing Of The Twin Towers

During the Cold War and the War on Terror, the United States of America used the media to depict Soviet and Middle Eastern people as foreign enemies that posed a threat to U.S. national security. The bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001 changed the lives of millions of Muslims forever because they began to be targeted by U.S. media corporations. Media corporations started to depict Muslims in the Middle East as terrorists to persuade the American public to wage the War on Terror in the Middle East in order to stop the spread of terrorism and homeland threats, like 9/11, from occurring again. However, even though media corporations portrayed the War on Terror as a justification to defeat terrorism and to protect the

Many times Americans will make quick assumptions about another culture in order to explain aspects about that culture that they may not understand completely. This sort of practice can be extremely detrimental to a group of people because it can lead to harmful stereotypes, that, once they set in, become increasingly touch to get rid of or prove wrong. It was interesting how Fadda-Conrey talked about how Muslims and Arabs spend much of their time and energy into trying to defend themselves and tell people what “they are not”, and therefore, have very little time to put any sort of work into the other issues that need addressing. Her goal with her book is to address how Americans approach minorities and women, in hopes of creating a more full understanding of different cultural identities. On the other hand, she also delved into the issues with viewing Muslim women and their practices, involving veiling. Americans, having a vastly different culture regarding clothing, assume that veiling is a representation of oppression, so that their new mission becomes, “Allow the white man to save the Muslim woman from the brown

Attention Gainer: 14 years ago on September 11th 2001, America faced the worst attack in its history: the demolition of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, and of building 7. It ended the lives of over 3,000 innocent men and women, “400 [of them were] police officers and firefighters,” and it permanently effected the lives of their families and friends. Imagine going to work one day, and unexpectedly a plane crashes into your place of work, and your life is on the line. What would you do? Call your loved ones? Try to escape? Take a quick look at this video clip and think about that.

It is a stereotype that works to debase the dignity of women by presenting them as the lesser race of human beings. Arguably, this notion has derived from the controversies in and around the veil. The argument is hinged on the assertions Muslim’s social structures were a designate of man, thus, patriarchal in nature. Activist’s claims that the policies and the regulations governing the institutions are, therefore, male dominated and need to be redesigned to make them sensitive to the rights and needs of women. Veiling is one of the most cited traditions that have covered news in most of the broadcasting

When September 11 happened, I was too young to understand the gravity of what caused it and what the effects were when it happened. When I was growing up, I started to grasp what happened and understand why certain things about that day were suspicious. Some people believed that terrorists plotted the entire thing, while others believed that the government was completely behind it; I on the other hand was the middle. To this day I believe in evidence, and where there is little or no evidence, I become skeptical. I know that there were planes hitting the Twin Towers because there is video evidence proving it, but what happened with World Trade Center Building 7, the Pennsylvania field crash, and the Pentagon are questionable because there is no sophisticated evidence to prove that terrorists were behind it. Why am I not convinced with what the government says about terrorists attacking the Pentagon? What makes a person doubt what the government tells us, and what makes people believe in conspiracies when there is not enough evidence or lack there of?

After reading this book I found out that when the author converted to Islam she noticed a lot of stereotypes directed to her and others around her. In the book the author shares her experience by saying when she started wearing the veil there was an incident in a school regarding two Canadian school girls. In the book it says “two school girls in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, were sent home from school for refusing to remove their headscarves in class.” This shows us how wearing the veil was not accepted in a school which sparked a debate regarding the meaning of the veil. In an interview that was conducted that appeared in the global mail a person named Jeffery Simpson gave his opinion about the mater regarding the veil. He said that Muslim women should be allowed to wear the veil if they want to but then it caused an argument from to two women that suggested that women wear the veil just because they are forced to wear it. The author, Katherine Bullock took a survey of women that were wearing the veil to see their opinions and she took this study to get the views of women that wore the veil. From the women that she interviewed were fifteen Sunni and one Ismaili women that wore. This study taken by the author was to see their view point on the veil. In the book the author explains the reasons women choose to wear the veil. The author gives us another example about how the veil was preserved in the Canada. There was a student named Nur an undergraduate who had a traumatic experience while she was wearing the Hijab. She was approached by a women who

Since its inception, the followers of Islam have grown exponentially, spreading the religion’s ideals across the world. Today, Islam is one of the most significant religions in the world by attracting millions of followers who continue to adhere to the ancient practices outlined in the Qur’an. Unfortunately, these practices are often looked down upon by non-Muslim people and considered to be symbolic of terrorism or of the fundamentalist side of the religion. This instance can be observed largely in France as a result of secularism that has been deeply rooted in the country for generations. The most controversial practice of Islam today is Islamic dress. Women who wear head coverings like hijabs, burqas, and niqabs as a way to bring them closer to god are viewed as unwilling to integrate into Western society even though the women may be French citizens.

An abundant deal of confusion surrounds the burqa and the dispute of it being worn in Western countries. Lately in media, there has been several multiculturalism disputes surrounding Muslims. The disputes are regarding whether or not Muslims should be permitted to wear burqas. Many would concur that prohibiting burqas is discriminating against Muslims’ rights in choosing religion. In a multicultural society such as America, individuals should be free to express their own religious faith and display religious symbols such as burqas.

In most countries around the world, it is not uncommon to see a woman in an article of clothing that is representative of the Muslim faith and history. This type of dress is typically worn in countries located in the Middle East. The wardrobe of a woman in these countries would contain articles such as an al-Amira, burka, or a hijab. Some women wear these clothing items for religious or traditional purposes, but others wear them solely by choice. However, there are certain countries around the world that oppose the wearing of certain Muslim-style clothing. One country in particular, Turkey, does not issue total support of the wearing of headscarves for women. In fact, the government has issued a ban on the wearing of headscarves by women in government facilitated places. The banning of the headscarf is a heavily debated subject in Turkey due to political and social beliefs of the Turkish people. Since the ban was put into existence, the Turkish people, specifically women, have felt the negative effects that have resulted from it.

On September 11, 2001, there was a horrific terrorist attack on the Twin Towers - Also known as the World Trade Center - that left a disgusting and traumatic gash on American soil. Not until 2014 did we finally realize that this open wound needed to be healed, not just mentally, but physically as well. We soon began rebuilding ‘Ground Zero’, marking a turning point and steering from the sadness and depression the bewildering experience abandoned us with. Within the rebuilding of ‘Ground Zero’ symbolism can be found in the antenna, the slanted windows, and the surrounding grounds as a way to remember the attack and acknowledge the scar it left behind.

The veil is a symbol of both culture and religion. In Islam, many women choose to wear a type of veil for religious reasons. A female that covers her head may be deemed as a pious and modest individual. However, there are multiple explanations for why the veil became such an important symbol in the Islamic community as well as across the globe. Despite the fact that a veil is a rather simple object, it is nonetheless full of symbolism and rich history. Unfortunately, this symbolism and history is often ignored by the non-Muslim world. When the reasons and explanations of and for something are largely disregarded, the result is rarely positive. For example, the veil is the epitome of this issue. Whether it is religion or politics, the average individual does not enjoy being challenged. It is easier to go with your ‘gut’ than it is to actually take a trip to the library and check out a book. In other words, due to the complexity and numerous meanings of the Islamic veil, the typical non-Muslim does not make an effort to educate themselves. This lack of education, and ignorance, leads to wholly incorrect assumptions that then lead to dangerous mindsets. In addition to ignorance, the culture that surrounds areas of the world in which Islam is prevalent contributes to the intricacy of the issue. I believe the veil is a religious symbol that has a multifaceted history with intricate details regarding religion and culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine how ignorance and

The bombing of the Twin Towers in 2001 began a darker age in history. This age would include acts of extreme violence, secrecy, intelligence, counterintelligence, and a general lack of trust between any two people, not to mention any two countries. In the midst of this, there was a group of countries in Europe that forewent the distrust and trusted each other enough to open borders between their countries. The agreement which in 1985, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain initially signed in Schengen, Luxembourg signed to alleviate borders for a visa that will allow access to their countries, needing only to be checked at the beginning and the end of the travels in those six countries. These “states”, numbering up to a grand total of 26 now in 2016, have worked together to maintain order and peace in their little piece of the world (Peter). In 2011 some heads of the European Union regarded the Schengen Agreement as “‘one of the most tangible and successful achievements of European integration’” (Collett). Recently though, it has come under attack. People coming from the war-torn Middle East are swarming to Europe for safety (Melvin). Not all of them are travelling to protect themselves and their loved ones though. Some people are venturing to Europe to destroy the safety other so yearn for. With having to balance terrorism, overpopulation, and maintaining their open borders, the Schengen States have to consider these factors for the

The hijab is a symbol of piety, patriotism,courage, and resistance not of terrorism, oppression, fanaticism. The hijab is a choice and a movement. In the online magazine TIME, a article originally from the online magazine xojane Mariam Gomaa an American Muslim graduate from Northwestern University who experienced growing up in a post 9-11 environment declares a radically different narrative choosing to wear the hijab as a sociopolitical statement. She counters American trepidation by asserting her own civil rights articulating that, “My religion should not be shed for the sake of someone else’s comfort.”She ties her sense of identity to the hijab crafting the fabric into one of sociopolitical sentiments, describing it as the “American hijab, the antithesis and retaliation to whiteness and the American media, and a nod of solidarity to other people of color.”The hijab is a form of resistance in America, a rejection of Western Influence. She uses the hijab to reclaim and rewrite the western narrative of Muslim women and people as a whole. She takes on the role of contributing and furthering American Islam as started by iconic Muslim figures like Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar by wearing the hijab as an act of defiance against social convention by refusing to the terror and pressure to refuse her religious freedom for the sake of appeasing the world. American Muslim Hijabis fight for social consciousness and social justice advocating for cultural diffusion rather than letting a symbol of cultural identity be removed. She concludes, “This more than a fabric its choosing to be different and a nonconformist and wearing it with pride” This is an act of empowerment, and liberation from societal popular expectations in regards to “beauty,identity,race, and culture”. Women like Gomma exemplify the point of Mallak Al Husban in

Throughout the Islamic religion and culture, the Muslim veil has developed into a symbolic concept that cannot be easily contained under one meaning. The veil, which is also referred to as the “hijab,” is both material and conceptual. Depending on the person’s cultural beliefs and practices, the veil is a fabric which comes in multiple forms. Despite these variations, the concept of modesty and veil is holistic. This concept has evolved into a significant hallmark of many Muslim women. However, the veiling and seclusion of women did not arise with the advent of Islam. These institutions were practiced as early as the existence of Roman and Byzantine societies. They were not simply used to mark aristocracy, but served to also distinguish

conclude that banning the veil isn’t as just about assuaging the suffering of the Muslim woman as much as it is about protecting French republican notions of sexuality, notions considered fundamental and foundational against the disturbing influence of Islam (Scott pp. 123). Women choosing to wear a Burqa however may be doing so as a symbol of demanding control over their bodies and rejecting the sexuality and objectification of the republic culture. What’s appalling is the assumption that a veiled woman means submission and oppression. Based on their own perceptions of what is empowering and what is suffering, proponents of the ban have been speaking on behalf of the Muslim woman: ‘As a non-muslim, I would never wear a burqa and therefore you should not wear a burqa’. By foisting their own perceptions of what is right and wrong, they are stigmatizing Muslim women and imposing restrictions on their freedom of choice. A veil could