Witch Hunts: Islamophobia In The West

Due to the current political state of this country, the fear of Islam has been magnified especially, when the president of the United State has an anti-Islamic campaign. Islamophobia is the fear of Muslim identified individuals, this is a topic most people avoid because it is both religion and a political issue. In my time with Housing & Residential Education, I have seen many hot topics and Islamophobia is not one of those topics. The fear of Islam will be around and will not go away until we shed the light on it or bring more awareness. I am tired of feeling like a terrorist because of my identity or getting stopped at the airport because I am young, educated, and a Muslim man. My female Muslim sisters and friends have it worse than I do

According to FBI statistics, since 9/11, there have been more hate crimes committed against Jews than against Muslims (Goldberg, 2010). Fifty-nine percent of hate crimes are anti-Semitic, as opposed to 14% against anti-Islamic. The ratio hovers around four-to-one. Why are we not hearing more about Judeophobia? If the United States is so Islamophobic, then why would we troops to liberate Kuwait, prevent Muslim bloodshed in Bosnia and Kosovo, or protect food supplies for hungry Somalis (Malik, 2005)? If the United States truly hated Muslims, or Islam, does it make any sense for us to continue battling the Islamic State in Syria? Some believe the claim of Islamophobia is used by politicians as part of a political agenda. Others suggest Islamophobia is a convenient label used to explain why Muslims are not flourishing in American society. Bottom line is that any criticism of Islam is labeled Islamophobia. It is a term used by Muslim clerics against anyone who speaks out against Islam. As political satirist Bill Maher once said, “Islamophobic is a word created by fascists, and used by cowards, to manipulate morons.” (Real Clear Politics,

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

Muslims are persecuted because of their religion and ethnicity. We as Americans shouldn't be so judgemental as we have the ku klux klan in America who in Islamic states are like ISIS to Muslims. Although we have faults as individuals it does not determine who we are as people. America is said to be the greatest country of them all but even then our country falls to to the darkest of times. To hear and see that one person from a different country commits a crime does not reflect on all people in general from that country. Muslims are said to be the nightmare of America but even they had no idea who would have had the odasity to plan such an attack on September 11, 2001. “My shock quickly turned to outrage. Who Would do this?”(Dalia).

Witch hunts still today are world wide. The witch hunts today may not be like the ones seen in McCarthyism and in the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller. One modern day witch hunt would be how society battles against fat. Some people are said to be not good enough, ugly, or a bad person if they are not stick thin. Seeing and hearing about modern day witch hunts gives the readers of The Crucible and reachers of McCarthyism a better in sight of the situations. McCarthyism and The Crucible are similar to the concept of the witch hunts, but the consequences are rather different.

In hearing a lot of complaints about president elect Trump's Islamophobia, it's been surprising to learn how uneducated the average person is about the history of Islamophobia in America. The current blinkered attitude towards Muslims worldwide is not a product of happenstance. To quote a former American President:

To begin, the topic I have chosen that drives my attention is the ongoing crisis of Islamophobia in America. Islamophobia basically the fear of Islam or Muslims (Whitman, 2015). Islamophobia has a considerable relationship to social inequality and this is because social inequality is prevalent in America. The roles of media have helped the ability social inequality rise to the roofs. Social inequality has shifted roots from African-American unjustness in the past to the concept of Islamophobia. For example, in the past African-American faced social inequality and lacked privilege. African- American did not have the same rights as other individuals in America (Raiklin,1990). For example, African-American had to drink from a different water fountain

Most of the Christians then were persecuted because of their faith. However, an advancement over the years led to the persecution of Christians by the Muslims. Muslim persecution began long ago and is widespread. Some of the Muslims often defect to Christianity, a violation which is punishable by death according to Islamic laws. According to Islamic laws, Christians are not allowed to have any authority over the Muslims or to build new churches or even repair the old ones. In general, the Christians who live in the regions dominated by the Muslims are often subjected to various rules and regulations which if not followed often comes with a great price and

Islamophobia; fear in Muslims. After the main attack on 9/11, Islamophobia struck in the hearts of most Americans. My parents growing up had dreamt about moving to America for they wanted all the opportunities they heard America could provide for them. It was a dream of theirs. Of course after 9/11 however, those opportunities went from hard to reach to not obtainable at all. Americans started to hate Muslims and discriminated them completely. No matter the prejudice, my parents stayed true to themselves and faithful to their religion. I, however, had a problem. Growing up in a predominantly white suburban neighborhood, sticking to your beliefs get harder and harder as years go by.

This paper discusses the threat that Islam poses to America and the western world. Islam is a very large religion that has increasingly widespread influence on the world. Countries that are ruled by theocracies of Islam are some of the weakest and violent countries on Earth. Countries who are enveloped by Islam tend to have the highest percentage of extremists as well. This paper also discusses the history of Islam, its founding, what it it teaches, and how the religion has affected the world since its origin. The paper goes on to show incompatibilities that Islam has with the western world, whether that may be democracy or individual rights. Further, the dangers of Islamic immigration to

Although the fear of the unknown and that which we do not understand has always been around, Islamophobia saw a sharp rise in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks in which members of the radical Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airline planes that were used to crash into the Pentagon and the twin towers of the World Trade Center, killing nearly 3000 people and injuring many more. The collapse of the World Trade Center sent us into an economic disaster that we are still recovering from today. While the vicious attack affected every

According to Dictionary.com the definition of Islamophobia is a noun used to describe the “hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture”. When the terrorist group of Al-Qaeda attacked the United States on September 11, 2001 there was a spike of hate crimes towards Muslim Americans in this country. Tragically enough, according to the Washington Post, Anti-Muslim hate crimes are five times more common today than they were before the attacks in 2001. Islamic extremists are great reason to blame. Many argue that these terrorist groups do not promote the religion itself and have tainted the beauty of the religion with vicious and horrendous crimes against innocent people. ISIS today is a great example. The crude group is known to kill many people both Muslim and non-Muslim. Still, Muslim-Americans are affected by their actions here at home. The Washington Post created a graph to visually demonstrate the rise of crime towards Muslims after the terror attacks in 2001.

Islamophobia existed in America before the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, but it was not as harsh as it was back then, but it did increase after the terror attacks and with the media adding more misconceptions (Sinlak, n.d.). Some of the perceptions that most Americans had of the Middle East was that they were rich with oil, lived a lavish life and consisted of deserts. They did not have the idea of the Middle East being a terrorist region where there was always war. However, after 9/11 the negative views started to increase, and Muslims and the Middle East were viewed very negatively. When we

The term Islamophobia by it self is a false and misleading term, I also think it is full of irony too. Islam is an Arabic word that means peace and surrender, so how could people be afraid from anything that is peaceful and nonviolent. Islam is the religion of more than 1.6 billion followers around the world. It is similar to Judaism and Christianity in many features, but Muslims believe in one God Allah as the only God. They also believe in prophet Mohammad as the messenger of Allah.

After September eleventh, news coverage was main cause a rise in Islamophobia feelings. With terrorist attacks from Middle-Eastern based groups, like ISIS and al-Qaeda, a sense of fear has grown among the American people. A major cause in this rise is the media’s influence on people opinions. The media can get people to feel almost anything they want through pictures, videos, etc. News sources focus on Middle Eastern conflicts, putting Muslim’s in an unfavorable light, and news outlets show pictures of terrorist groups, such as ISIS, to represent the Muslim population. Acts of discrimination, racial profiling, and racism against Muslims, also classified as Islamophobia, has seen a major increase because of news coverage.