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“There’s no one here yet and the floor’s completely engulfed, we’re on the floor and we can’t breathe.” Those were the words of people who died on September 11TH. For many years, Arab and Arab-Americans are one of the most stereotyped in America. Many of these stereotypes have been created by events that have happened throughout history. Stereotypes are an image of a particular type of person or thing. Events in history, such as the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Patriot act, and the Iranian hostage crisis, have perpetuated a negative image for Arabs in America.
Arabic culture refers to “Arab Countries” of Western Asia, and North Africa, from Morocco to the Arabian Sea. Many people have ideas of Arabic culture is. But what really is it? What makes it different from the modern world? It’s a culture in which they pray five times a day starting at 5:00 in the morning, men and women have to follow certain guidelines such as growing a beard and wearing a burqa. Women aren’t allowed to get an education, or even go outside without a man beside them. What makes Arabic culture different from ours? Most of the world lives in a democracy, which means everyone can dress and do whatever they want. People often ridicule others because they don’t believe in what you do. I’m right and your wrong.
In the government’s reaction to 9/11 came The Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is a law passed by the government to strengthen domestic security and broaden the powers of law-enforcement agencies with regards to identifying and stopping terrorists. Title three has provisions requiring banks to take steps to prevent money laundering (Ed Grabianowski). To better understand imagine the owner of an Arabic restaurant owner making money off of Americans a...

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...and because of that the U.S. has never gotten over it, over the past years security has been amped up at densely packed areas, and The other Side of the Sky tells the life of a young Arab from Pakistan coming to America. Events in history, such as the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Patriot act, and the Iranian hostage crisis, have perpetuated a negative image for Arabs in America.

Ahmedi, Farah, Mir Tamim. Ansary, and Farah Ahmedi. The Other Side of the Sky: A Memoir. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2005. Print.

Brzezinski, Zbigniew. "Terrorized by 'War on Terror'; How a Three-Word Mantra Has Undermined America." The Washington Post. N.p., 25 Mar. 2007. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
"Books and Random Thoughts." : Book Review--The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky, by Farah Ahmedi with Tamim Ansary. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.

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