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Islamophobia in America In America, there is a hatred lurking around in almost every corner of the nation; a discrimination and social bias that preys on the lives of innocent Muslims. Some people fear for their lives when they see a Muslim board a plane that they’re going to go on. Politicians are using that fear to fuel their popularity in elections. This prejudice even started to become a form of patriotism in the eyes of a concerning number of Americans. A lot of Muslims fear for their own lives in America because they are being looked down upon and even targeted by some people. This fear and hatred against these innocent Muslims are defined as Islamophobia. I believe that this amount of Islamophobia that is happening in America …show more content…
One very famous example would be of our current president Donald John Trump, and the things he’s said during his campaign and after his inauguration about the Muslim community. “Donald Trump called Monday for a ‘total and complete shutdown’ of the entry of Muslims to the United States ‘until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on’,” Jenna Johnson explains in her article on something Trump has said during his presidential campaign. The fact that Trump is willing to stop of all Muslims from entering America at all because of a distrust he has for them is considered racist in my eyes. After his inauguration into the office, Trump signed an executive order to temporarily ban refugees in 7 Muslim-based countries from entering America for 90 days on January 27th, 2017. The 7 Muslim countries that were banned from traveling to the U.S were Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The problem with this distrust he has for Muslim refugee is redundant; US-born citizens make up a majority of all terrorism cases in America since 9/11, a whole 37% of all terrorist cases (BBC Canada and US). Many of the accusations Donald has made towards the Muslim community are absurd, discriminating, and are outrageous. These are only a few examples of the many in the recent years of …show more content…
There will always be this kind of racism in the nation, and in all honesty, will keep on growing. Muslims nowadays are defending themselves against the crude and harsh racism in some parts of America; it is up to the point where Muslim kids aren’t even safe in an environment like school. Something we could do about this growing racism is to slow it down. What I mean by that is, we need to teach our children to respect the people around, Muslims in this case, spread awareness of it, either by digital or physical. The most important and easiest way to do this, though, is to report any of the racial injustices and anti-Muslim actions to a person of higher
When September 11th occurred, Islamic descendants were discriminated and patronized and to this day still are. Ahmed Mohamed, a 14 year-old Muslim boy, built a clock for his school's engineering class and was accused of building a hoax bomb. This proves to show how accusation is linked to racism. Trayvon Martin, (Whose brother I knew personally), is another example of racist accusation. Just because a black male is wearing a hoodie at a gas station does not give a man the right to shoot! It's honestly disappointing how some races need to teach their kids the right things to say or do when they see a police
When you think of Islams what do you think of. When you think of the salem witch trials what do you think of. History is very interesting but it can be hard to keep it from repeating itself. We could compare it to the Salem “Witch-hunt” and Islamophobia.. There are many Similarities and differences between the Salem Witch Trials and Islamophobia. This essay will be comparing and contrasting the Salem Witch Trials to Islamiphobia the problem with which we are dealing with right now.
Similar to the Salem Witch Trials, these fears had no proper foundation, but after these brutal attacks, many people didn’t know what else to do, but be afraid. Comparable to “The Crucible,” the public showed great fear and they were very suspicious of the people they believed were suspects or possible perpetrators. People that expressed Islamophobia, which was an “exaggerated fear, hatred, and hostility toward Islam and Muslims” grew in numbers (Gallup). The 9/11 attacks sparked a fear and hysteria against innocent American Muslims, which was very unintelligent, due to the fact that this was not based on the malice or terror of these Muslims, but actually their connection through religion with the
...erica. As of now, they are the dealt the majority of it, however. African American, Hispanic Americans, and others are dealt their share, but Muslims seem to get the worst of it. This can be concluded simply because of 9/11. Post 9/11 left Muslims at the bottom of the totem pole and they were blamed for the events. People see Muslims in airports with bombs strapped to their chests weapons bursting from their luggage. Realistically this is not the case, and they are just ordinary people. The racism toward Muslims is potent and still very much present today. It is hard to believe that masses of American citizens are still judging others for events that occurred more than ten years ago. 9/11 is a day that will live in infamy in our nations history, those held responsible for the events have paid their dues, but the dust has yet to settle for countless others.
Imagine being discriminated anyplace you went, with glares from many and you haven’t done anything to receive those judgments. Muslim Americans in the U.S. have to deal with that discrimination every day post the events that happened on 9/11. Some take drastic measures such as changing their birth name, in hopes that they can avoid being judged by others. Muslim teenager Alisha, told her story that while visiting Six Flags with her family, an American man yelled at her father with the racial comment, “F**k you Osama!” She would also get asked offensive questions, like if she hated Jews too. People who engage in relationships with someone from the Muslim population are harassed for having a romantic affiliation with someone who they would call a “terrorist”. Along with getting called horrific names, many have become objects of suspicion.
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.
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.
Islam is the religion that provides a complete code of life including social as well as personal spheres. Islam has been targeted by many stereotypes including extremism since last few decades. The reason behind these stereotypes are on some facts and to some extent widely propagated through media. Many people involved in criminal activities, get highlighted easily by media and catch the attention of general public if they are Muslims. A major role behind these stereotypes is played by the outcomes of the 9/11 attacks. Muslims have been targeted with stigmatization and other forms of racial discrimination. They have to face tight security at international airports. Employers have also been showing concerns or hesitation while hiring Muslims especially the immigrants. Many reasons beside 9/11 attacks behind Muslim stigmatization in United States have been in existence since many decades.
...lim violence mentioned in class lectures include a taxi cab driver in NYC who identified himself as a Muslim and was shot dead by the passenger, four pieces of construction equipment was destroyed at a future mosque site in Tennessee also in Tennessee, a pipe bomb went off in a mosque in Jacksonville killing somewhere around 60 people. This is only a few example of the many hate crimes committed against Muslims in the United States. Muslims not only face hate crimes in the U.S., but all over the world today which is particularly disturbing in the U.S. which has a Constitution that states all citizens are free to practice their own religion, but clearly as of late, this is not true for Muslim Americans.
Racism has taken on many forms in America over the past several hundred years. The most substantial or well known is the plight of the African American slaves and the injustices they suffered. Today, a new form of racism is developing; one that has always been around but has now entered the forefront of most Americans minds. This new racism is against members of the Middle Eastern culture and religion. The actions of September 11th did not create a new problem, they just shed light on a problem that we have had for some time. Racism is everywhere in one form or another. To understand it, I think it is necessary to look at the history, causes, and ways to resolve it.
Racism is an issue that has affected this country since the beginning of time, whether it was the Native Americans, Blacks, Chinese, Japanese, or Muslims. There are many different reasons for all, but the people who are affected have suffered regardless. The one that’s been in mainstream media and have recently received the most hatred is Muslims. It started in 2001, with Al-Qaeda and spread with ISIS over the years. It has affected the Muslim community and my own family both emotional and physically.
Should Muslim be banned from immigrating to Australia because of the danger they post? Most people would say “Yes Muslims should be banned from immigrating to Australia because they a post a danger to the Australian Citizens and they are a threat because of what is happening in their own countries. Now we should be asking the question why Muslims are classified as a threat to our society is it because what they believe in and their scripture which is the Quran. The Quran tells them if a person has not summited to Islam is that they should be executed because they don’t believe in Allah.
In the article “Racism is Poisoning Our Society” the author spoke about, despite what people may think, racism still exists. People are treated different because of the color of their skin. It is not fair for Caucasian people to be able to do something bad and not be penalized in any way, but when a person of color does the same thing it is considered dangerous and they should have consequences, although people of color are not the only people that are receiving this act of racism. Stereotypes have been nailed into our brains and they change our views on people. When some people see others with a hijab on they sometimes get the wrong idea and all they can see is a terrorist.
Post September 11, 2001 the life of a Muslim women living in America changed forever. Islamophobia is the prejudice against Islam or Muslims. Islamophobia is not a new concept, it has roots hundreds of years ago, however after 9/11 it became much more prevalent in America. Following 9/11 Western media used Islam and Muslim women who covered to inflict fear in American citizens. Western media framed Islam as a dangerous and hateful religion that needed to be stopped. At the same time the media became obsessed with Muslim women who veiled and wanted to save these women from their oppression. However, these articles written about the oppressed Muslim women did not feature Muslim women and their experiences veiling. They were not given a voice
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 ...