Essay introductory paragraph Mostly people migrate for their self- imporovement. However, there are other driving forces of migration, viz., the social disturbances, political turbulence, national disaster, family reunion and so on. However, there are a lot of challenges to be faced by migrants in their new settlement either in a form of Ethnic or religious minorities. As we research the migration challenges faced by various groups of migrant, there are a lot of evidences those reveal that Muslims migrants the most challenged group of migrants as of their religious minority. This paper discuss about…… Islamophobia defn “Islamophobia” was thought to be used commonly during late 1980s in Great Britain as a discriminative word towards Muslim …show more content…
(Kabir, p 1278-1279). Then after, the number of Muslims migrants gradually increased and reached 281,576 by 2001census p 1278. These migrants were perceived as ethnic groups with potential of economic and racial threat to Australian community. However, the image of Muslim immigrants changed as the venomous religious group posing a security threat to Australia after the arrival of asylum- seekers (1999-2001) and September 11, 2001 incident in USA p1278. Muslims believe that mosques will provide guidance, education and welfare for them in new land. However, those beliefs were murdered because they were highly discriminated during the time of ‘White Australia’ policy in building mosques. They were treated disparately by governments for their request of land grants to build mosques. On the other hand, the Anglican and Catholic population were benefitted because of their ‘whiteness’ and were highly supported to establish schools and churches in various states. The Muslims, however, were able to raise fund and establish some mosques to practice their …show more content…
They were symbolically referred as “Muslim Aliens” and were subject to compulsory registered at the nearest police station as per The War Precautions Regulations 1916. Many Muslims were deprived of their freedom of choice and even impound because they were suspected as fascist thereat towards the community. During World War II, attacks on St John’s Lutheran Church resulted restrictions and internment of some German, Italian, Japanese and Muslim migrants. Therefore, this incident also played vital role to elevate the perception that Muslim groups posed “security threat” towards Australian society (p
In the article “Modern-Day Witch Hunts”, Jamie Dailey focuses the attention on problems that Muslim Americans commonly face on a day-to-day basis. He first paints a picture by comparing the violent acts performed on Muslims to the Salem Witch trial in 1692. The Salem Witch trials resulted in 19 deaths of innocent individuals, because they were accused of witchcraft. Dailey goes on to explain in America, the type of persecution Muslims endure has many forms. A more recent controversy towards this religion involves the building of the Ground Zero Mosque in central New York. The name of this building is very misleading, especially to the eyes of an American. Even though this structure is actually built a few blocks away from where the former World Trade Center stood, problems have still risen from the public. Americans often mistake Muslims as the group of people who had performed acts of terrorism on American soil, when it was actually an Islamic group known as Al Qaeda. Mosques all across the United States started being vandalized by people protesting against their religion. This article shows how irrational fear can corrupt the thoughts of people.
The way Muslims have been treated after the 9/11 incident is very different than before. Before 9/11 there was certainly some discrimination towards Muslim Americans, but after the attacks happened, between the years 2000 and 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported a 1,700 percent increase of hate crimes against Muslim Americans (Khan & Ecklund, 2012). “While trying to adapt to the outcome of 9/11, Muslim Americans dealt with an increase in negative stereotypes spoken by the common culture, and Muslim immigrants faced more negative attitudes than any other immigrant group” (Khan & Ecklund, 2012). Since the 9/11 attacks, people who dress with a substantial resemblance to Muslims worry about the upcoming hatred and unfriendliness from people of other ethnicities (Khan & Ecklund, 2012). While listening to the media, one can hear reports of negative stereotypes towards people who resemble the Muslim religion, which may be assumed that these people are violent. Negative attitudes that Muslim Americans experience may have detrimental effects on their success in America and their success of achieving the American Dream.
Spalek and Imtoual (2007) state that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001 and the following of subsequent terrorist attacks in the UK and Europe, there has been a shift of focus on black minorities to Asian minorities and as a result there has been an increased surveillance amongst Asian and Muslim minority groups. Since the year 2000, numerous contemporary anti-terror laws have been instated the law affecting minority groups the most being most influential the Terrorism Act 2000. The Terrorism Act 2000 affected minority groups by enhancing police powers to investigate terrorism, including wider stop and search powers, and the power to detain suspects after arrest for up to 14 days. (Spalek and Imtoual, 2007). As a result, statistics in Britain in 2002-2003, sugested that under counter-terrorism legislation, stop and searches carried out amongst Asian minorities increased by 302% in a year, in which Hare and Weinstein (2010, p.483) in their literary research on democracy, state that the Muslim Council of Britain claimed that the police are misusing their new enhanced powers and
Discrimination, prejudice, and racism are all terms far too similar and encountered by multiple cultures. A vast amount of individuals have experienced these different terms, unfortunately some individuals belonging to certain minority cultures experience them more often than others. After the attacks on 9/11, the Muslim culture became a major target for actions such as discrimination. The media, especially in regards to women and their attire, fueled warped views about this culture. There are beliefs that women in this culture are oppressed and forced to wear a veil, or hijab, however their views and opinions are not taken into account regarding these statements that are being portrayed through the media and its watchers who are not aware of the cultural beliefs and traditions.
Firstly to justify why countries limit their immigrations, there should be knowledge of the different types of immigrants as there are different reasons to leave from one country and move into another. In the last 30 years, the number of international immigrants has been estimated 191 million worldwide, two times as before. As ...
Some were less religious in the new land, but most became even more connected to their faith when they came to the United States. They wanted to have a piece of their lives that was familiar to them on their new journey. They organized familiar rituals and spent their time at the mosque. As many immigrants that came to America, the Muslim people needed to establish a base to rely on. On September 11, 2001, things took a turn for the worse.
As the racial targeting, hate-crime increased, racial discrimination bullying, becoming victims of prejudice, and having unequal publicity because of bias racial after 9/11 towards the Islam-Americans. It was often proven how Islam-Americans have become pariahs in all religion that are in the categories of Islam, because of the similarity in the image that a Sikh-American or Muslim-American holds. However this bias view in society towards the Islamic-American is certainly wrong because it has created an unfair environment in communities for them which leads them to become and feel pariahs, as it should be change by speaking up, changing the way we socialize around the topic as it may spread.
Islam in America has historically been misunderstood, and this is due to the misconception of culture and religion as well as lack of education and incorrect portrayal in the media, which gives a skewed idea of Islam. Especially in the United States, Islam has been seen as the “terrorist religion” or a religion for the extremists and a religion in which freedom is not an option. Among the countless misconceptions, the basis of stereotypes by Americans is due to the mix up between religion and culture. Furthermore, the media only fuels fire to these misunderstandings and lack of factual information about Islam causing Americans to lash out on American Muslims without reason.
Muslims are said to be the nightmare of America, but just like any other human being they are pure and carry stories of discrimination just like Dalia Mogahed says “I’m completely ordinary, I’m not an exception. My story is not unusual, I’m as ordinary as they come”(Dalia). She explains that her story of being discriminated for being muslim is not unusual. There are thousands of Muslims who carry on this story just like Dalia Mogahed. She explains that she was just a normal citizen just like any other but it all when downhill when the attack of the twin towers occurred on September 11, 2001. From that day forward there was days where it was required that she stay home and was life threatening to attend their church hours.
...). 'Our faith was also hijacked by those people': reclaiming Muslim identity in Canada in a post-9/11 Era. Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies. 37 (3), 425-441. 17. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2011.526781
Since 1982 and the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canada has asserted itself in the promotion of multiculturalism and equality of all citizens. Canada is a democratic society which stands to address the needs and desires of individuals in a fair and open approach. In addressing multiculturalism, understanding how some specific groups may be at a significant disadvantage based on their perception in society. It is argued that the ideals and laws incorporated in the Islamic religion and culture make it challenging for individuals to successfully immigrate and adapt into a western democratic society. There are significant challenges in all aspects of their lives, that make them find difficulty in adopting a new way of living while still adhering to their faith and culture. Post September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have left Canadian immigrants and citizens who are of the Islamic religion and culture, the most scrutinized members in a country that promotes multiculturalism. This is due to negative media connotations, the failure of the government perpetuating fear and allowing concepts like Islamophobia to be produced among citizens.
Australia is a multicultural country where immigrants from all over the world immigrate to Australia. This research is focused on Australian’s immigrants who play a big role in this society. Immigration carries significant factors that affect the process of adaptation on an immigrant. The significant factors discussed further on are social factors, economic factors and cultural factors. To understand immigration and immigrant it would be explained the meaning of it and the types of immigrants. Answering the Research question, it would also be explained what an immigrant aims to reach by explaining the factors that help to feel settled in a new country. As I’m an immigrant in Australia I personally know how factors affect directly the process of adaptation. During this research I aim to prove how these factors affect the process of adaption. It is intended to make useful recommendations to the host country and to the immigrants in order to adapt to a new country easily. It must be said that not everyone experience the same process of adaptation because everyone is exposed to different factors. Moreover, immigrants may experience more than one factor as one factor can lead to the development of other factor.
I like this article since it enable me to wind up more socially mindful, inquisitive, liberal, deferential, and tolerant of others. Even though all hearts beat the same, nobody is really unique. This article centers on migration and settlement designs in Australia educational system. It investigates the relocation encounter, and the effect that outsiders from different social foundations have had on Australian culture and its changing character through the instruction framework. As our reality turns out to be more interconnected, it is useful to take a gander at our disparities so we can better see each other. Here, we have gathered some astounding manners by which the traditions and schedules in schools around the world are not the same as
Rowan Day (2015) draws attention to the concern of Islam on the Australian-Indonesian link. Day makes it clear that the attack on the United States by Al-Qaeda (2001) and the bomb attack in Bali (2002), create a shift in the attitudes of individuals towards terrorism. He claims that Indonesia is ‘a physical threat to the nation’s security’, (p.672) this manifests the idea that Australia was fearful, and at the same time was drawn out in different directions. As a result of these events, the World Trade Centre was torn down and thousands of individuals lost their lives. This meant that the Indonesian leaders were seen as victims of criticism, and for this reason there were anti-Indonesian sites within Australia. On the other hand, there were beliefs that Australian scholars were anti-Indonesian, and these circumstances were enforced on Australian students. This indicates that the idea of ‘such a group exists, even if it is a misleading or simplistic label, can influence Indonesia’s approach to the relationship’ (p.679). Similarly, Indonesia stimulant laws is the source of concern in the Australia-Indonesia relations. According to Jeff Lewis and Belinda Lewis (2010), President Suharto introduced the laws, as a ‘significant gesture toward Sha’riah and the widening ambit and political strength of religious politicism in Indonesia’ (p.145). This indicates that the Indonesian leaders were known for
Islamophobia has become a new topic of interest among social sciences, political leaders and media commentators. People amongst society have developed this phobia towards Islamic religion and people. It has become a novel “form of racism in Europe and American based on discrimination ...