Negotiating Muslim Youth Identity in a Post 9-11 World

Negotiating Muslim Youth Identity in a Post-9/11 World

Cynthia White Tindongan's article "Negotiating Muslim Youth Identity in a Post-9/11 World" discusses with regard to Muslim individuals in the contemporary society and with regard to young Muslims in the U.S. In particular. The writer promotes the idea that it would be impossible for a young Muslim person in the contemporary society to ignore effects associated with events that have shaped public opinion concerning Muslims. The article is effective in putting across this message and is actually very informative when concerning its succinct nature and the fact that the author clearly focused on providing readers with the opportunity to get a more complex understanding of the matter.

The article is meant to present information concerning the series of events that played an important role in shaping public thinking with regard to Muslim immigrants. Even with this, while Tindongan focused on providing a long history of international affairs in her attempt to present the issue, the fact that she puts too much emphasize on how young Muslims are perceived as a consequence of the 9/11 events can make it difficult for some to comprehend the cultural aspect of living as a young Muslim in the contemporary society in the U.S.

It is difficult to determine whether one should primarily focus on stereotypes originating from the 9/11 events or whether the general aspect of their status needs to be taken into account when considering young Muslims and their attitudes in the present-day society. The fact that Tindongan tends to relate to the 9/11 events as being one of the primary concepts shaping people's opinion with regard to young Muslims seriously undermines the reader's ability to consider this community from a more general perspective.

The harsh reality is that the American society finds it difficult to disregard stereotypes, especially when considering Muslim individuals. Tindogan saw this and elaborated on the matter with the purpose of enabling her readers to understand the wrongness of discriminating individuals on account of their religious preferences or ethnicity. The article is intended to provide individuals with the opportunity to get actively involved in assisting young Muslims integrating society by refraining from considering any forms of discrimination when relating to these people.