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Issues Faced by Muslims Since 9/11
Issues that Muslims have faced in the United States since 9/11 have been an increased antagonism in the mainstream media against Islam and a new rise of Islamaphobia from many corners of society. Increased levels of violence against Muslims and increased scrutiny from security agencies at the federal level—including by Homeland Security, the NSA, and the FBI—towards Muslims has also been an issue faced by this population. Other issues include the need to band together and work with the U.S. leaders to try to keep Islam from getting a bad name.
The immediate backlash following the news that 9/11 was perpetrated by Islamic radical terrorists was violence towards the Muslim community in America: “there were well over 1,000 reported hate incidents and hate crimes, including murders, arson, vandalism, physical and verbal assaults, and telephoned threats” (Abdelkarim, 2002). Two specific and very tragic occurrences of hatred resulted death: “a Muslim man of Pakistani origin was shot dead in Texas, while an Indian Sikh gas station attendant who may have been mistaken for a Muslim was gunned down in Mesa, Arizona” (Abdelkarim, 2002). Added to this were the numerous death threats, bomb threats, assaults and acts...
For example, the Council on American-Islamic Relations released a statement in which it condemned the violence of 9/11 and expressed its support of the U.S. government to bring the perpetrators to justice (Abdelkarim, 2002). Likewise, there is Mantri (2011) who asserts that by working with the U.S., moderate Muslims in America can help to reduce the threat of radical Islam and thus establish their own good credentials and in this manner promote religious tolerance—but the first step is to show the frightened American community that the peace-loving Muslims in the U.S. are truly peaceful and mean no harm. Americans suffering from Islamaphobia are poorly educated on the Islamic tradition and are easily manipulated by powerful media stations whose directors and stakeholders have their own ulterior motives when it comes to promoting war in the Middle East. For local Muslim community members, one specific measure they could take to promote religious tolerance would be for them to condemn…
References
Abdelkarim, R. (2002). American Muslims and 9/11: A Community Looks Back...and to the Future. Retrieved from http://www.wrmea.org/2002-september-october/american-muslims-and-9/11-a-community-looks-back...and-to-the-future.html
Mantri, G. (2011). Homegrown Terrorism. Harvard International Review, 33(1), 88-104.
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