Since 9/11, the United States has created measures to protect the country from what was not prevented on that historical day. These measures consist of “mass arrests, secret and indefinite detentions, prolonged detention of ‘material witnesses,’ closed hearings and use of secret evidence, government eavesdropping on attorney-client conversations, FBI home and work visits, wiretapping, seizures of property, removals of aliens with technical visa violations, and mandatory special registration (215).” Most of these measures have targeted Arabs and Muslims living in the United States. Because of such measures, the public has labeled them as dangerous, which in turn as brought up several concerns about civil rights and safety.
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This situation brought media attention when students and teachers were not allowed to go back, as well as others not being allowed to carry out their duties in the States. Ever since the programs that have been created after the September 11 attacks, they has been significant impacts on the Arab and Muslim community in America. From negative retaliations in the form of hate crimes, job discrimination, and defamatory speech, to the rise of Islamaphobia, these situations have put their lives at risk. From the public opinion polls that were conducted after 9/11, it shows that there should be special treatment for Arabs in America. In addition, after being consistently questioned about their roles in Islam, the purpose of the hijab, and having to defend the idea that they are not oppressed has led to several Arab American Muslim women to question their religion. Lastly, Arab and Muslim Americans feel they are politically voiceless. This is because the mainstream media insures this by “dehumanizing their people, dismissing their legitimate concerns, and portraying them as almost exclusively mobs of America-haters or people who oppose American values (238).” In conclusion, the federal government needs to re-think the war on terrorism, as well as making the issues a public matter so we can all expand the concept that we all deserve to feel safe in the country in which we
Although these provisions …show more content…
This situation brought media attention when students and teachers were not allowed to go back, as well as others not being allowed to carry out their duties in the States. Ever since the programs that have been created after the September 11 attacks, they has been significant impacts on the Arab and Muslim community in America. From negative retaliations in the form of hate crimes, job discrimination, and defamatory speech, to the rise of Islamaphobia, these situations have put their lives at risk. From the public opinion polls that were conducted after 9/11, it shows that there should be special treatment for Arabs in America. In addition, after being consistently questioned about their roles in Islam, the purpose of the hijab, and having to defend the idea that they are not oppressed has led to several Arab American Muslim women to question their religion. Lastly, Arab and Muslim Americans feel they are politically voiceless. This is because the mainstream media insures this by “dehumanizing their people, dismissing their legitimate concerns, and portraying them as almost exclusively mobs of America-haters or people who oppose American values (238).” In conclusion, the federal government needs to re-think the war on terrorism, as well as making the issues a public matter so we can all expand the concept that we all deserve to feel safe in the country in which we