Muslims have suffered in many different situations throughout life in the U.S. For Muslims, life has not been a leisurely walk in the park. It can be better described as a marathon, a long-lasting run. It is like this: if life had a difficulty mode, then Muslims play on ‘Very Hard’. Upon choosing ‘Very Hard’ in the 2012 hit video game “Persona 4 Golden” the game asks “Do you hate yourself, or are you supremely self-confident? This difficulty requires a strength of heart that never gives in” Basically, ‘Very Hard’ is an extremely difficult mode, as the title suggests. On ‘Very Hard’, you gain less experience when defeating enemies and die much easier. This leads to a lot of level grinding, or spending time killing enemies in order to become
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For instance, religion is a huge factor to this discrimination. The Islamic religion is mostly seen as foreign in the United States. In the U.S., the Islamic religion is topped by Christianity in terms of popularity. Most people are accustomed to seeing Christians, which therefore makes it normal. Islam does share some similarities with Christianity such as accepting Jesus as their prophet, but mostly differs. For example, in the article “Muslim in America” by Jeffery Sheler and Michael Betzold, the authors note that Muslims do five prayers a day, don’t drink alchohol, pork, or consume non-halal meat. They also must fast, or not eat for one day when the month of Ramadan comes. (Sheler & Betzold 314) In a country with emphasis on freedom, the above seems bizarre to most. Comparing the Islamic religion with Christianity is like comparing a bright red apple to a juicy orange. They are both tasty and interesting, yet unique in their own marvelous ways. The second major cause of Muslim discrimination is because of the September attacks back in 2001. The article “911 Attacks” by History.com says “On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.” Those suicide attacks took down the twin towers in New York City and took the lives of upwards of 3,000 people. This …show more content…
Oftentimes, Muslims are stopped and have to do a random search. Though, it is not exactly “random” as most are told. Whenever someone looks Muslim, or has on typical Muslim clothing such as a hijab, they are stopped and searched. This is called racial profiling. In CNN’s article “Airport screening for ‘Flying while Muslim’” Nafees Syed, a Muslim woman, says she is used to being racial profiled at airports. She says she has “consistently faced “random” selections for extra screening at the airport after [she] decided to wear the hijab, or Muslim head covering. [She’s] been told to take [her] head scarf off or have [her] head probed while the passengers in front of [her] offered pitying smiles as they rushed to their flights.” In other words, she has often been racially profiled at the airport whilst other people just go on as normal. Azeem Khan, a Muslim, is another person who spoke out about his experience at an airport. Khan says, “I get it. My name is Azeem Khan. It’s not James Williams. That’s why I got picked. It wasn’t random. I understand that. So does the person telling me it’s random.” In the article “Airport Profiling: A Familiar Story for Muslims”. In essence, he, as did Syed and many other Muslims, was racially profiled. Because of his name, he was stopped. Like others, he is very much aware it is indeed not a “random search” It was a “Muslim search” Not only, do Muslims get discriminated against
For instance, religion is a huge factor to this discrimination. The Islamic religion is mostly seen as foreign in the United States. In the U.S., the Islamic religion is topped by Christianity in terms of popularity. Most people are accustomed to seeing Christians, which therefore makes it normal. Islam does share some similarities with Christianity such as accepting Jesus as their prophet, but mostly differs. For example, in the article “Muslim in America” by Jeffery Sheler and Michael Betzold, the authors note that Muslims do five prayers a day, don’t drink alchohol, pork, or consume non-halal meat. They also must fast, or not eat for one day when the month of Ramadan comes. (Sheler & Betzold 314) In a country with emphasis on freedom, the above seems bizarre to most. Comparing the Islamic religion with Christianity is like comparing a bright red apple to a juicy orange. They are both tasty and interesting, yet unique in their own marvelous ways. The second major cause of Muslim discrimination is because of the September attacks back in 2001. The article “911 Attacks” by History.com says “On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.” Those suicide attacks took down the twin towers in New York City and took the lives of upwards of 3,000 people. This …show more content…
Oftentimes, Muslims are stopped and have to do a random search. Though, it is not exactly “random” as most are told. Whenever someone looks Muslim, or has on typical Muslim clothing such as a hijab, they are stopped and searched. This is called racial profiling. In CNN’s article “Airport screening for ‘Flying while Muslim’” Nafees Syed, a Muslim woman, says she is used to being racial profiled at airports. She says she has “consistently faced “random” selections for extra screening at the airport after [she] decided to wear the hijab, or Muslim head covering. [She’s] been told to take [her] head scarf off or have [her] head probed while the passengers in front of [her] offered pitying smiles as they rushed to their flights.” In other words, she has often been racially profiled at the airport whilst other people just go on as normal. Azeem Khan, a Muslim, is another person who spoke out about his experience at an airport. Khan says, “I get it. My name is Azeem Khan. It’s not James Williams. That’s why I got picked. It wasn’t random. I understand that. So does the person telling me it’s random.” In the article “Airport Profiling: A Familiar Story for Muslims”. In essence, he, as did Syed and many other Muslims, was racially profiled. Because of his name, he was stopped. Like others, he is very much aware it is indeed not a “random search” It was a “Muslim search” Not only, do Muslims get discriminated against