Effects Of Discrimination Against Muslims

Imagine a woman being on a plane with her four children. This woman is Muslim, and because of her religion, she is wearing a hijab. Her children are acting up so a woman passenger decides to go over and talk to the mother. The moment the passenger notices the woman wearing a hijab she yells out “This is America!” Imagine feeling belittled and spoken down to just because they see you differently for having a piece of cloth on your head. Instead of defending the woman against the offender, a flight attendant allegedly told the woman and her family to move to the back section of the plane. This is a form of discrimination against a Muslim woman. Discrimination means to single out, make a distinction, or distinguish and refer to unequal treatment of an individual based on their characteristics, which can include, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, age, or even sexual orientation. Discrimination against Muslims in the United States makes our society look inadequate and hypocritical because it goes against what our United States constitution stands for, can allow other societies to discriminate against Muslims, and it doesn’t allow …show more content…
Yet, many American Muslims continue to be victims of “Islamophobia”, or also known as the “fear of Muslims.” This is not what America is about. America is about having freedom and being who you want to be without anybody telling you that you cannot. In the American constitution, we have the right to freedom, the right to freedom of religion. There are groups like The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). This is a group for many Muslim organizations that want to show the society the issues that American Muslims are facing. There has been a growing a growing number of Muslim organizations that have been offering resources to educate the media and the general public about Islam, and to encourage Muslims in their local communities to speak out against