Misunderstood Muslims
“American Muslim claims she suffered “inhuman treatment” after being detained for 13 hours by border officials at Heathrow. Ayan Mohamud, 18, who was on her first trip abroad to visit family in Leicester, alleged she was being “judged” because of her faith after the Paris attacks” (standard.co.uk). Muslims around the world are being misinterpreted and seen differently because of life-changing events such as attacks and from the people who cause these attacks. A factor such as location of where a Muslim is also contributes to the treatment they receive from others. In result of catastrophic events caused by terrorism, people, specifically Americans, have developed a mind-set towards Muslims as a whole rather than looking at each Muslim as an individual. …show more content…
Terrorism has resulted in the misconstrued views towards Muslims. “The fact that 71 perfect of American voters in the 2014 midterms were worried about a terrorist attack in the U.S. homeland is an indication that violent groups like al Qaeda, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are still hovering in the minds of many Americans” (nationalinterest.org). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, is the type of organization that forces the world 's most powerful and professional military into action halfway around the globe. ISIS is “estimated by the Central Intelligence Agency to have a size of 31,000 fighters” (nationalinterest.org). Along with those fighters, ISIS has been most brutal when it comes fighting against others, such as executing anyone who shows a pinch of resistance; “At least four cases of mass killings by ISIL terrorists have been documented, including the execution of 250 Syrian troops in August” (nationalinterest.org). Al Qaeda, “Osama
“American Muslim claims she suffered “inhuman treatment” after being detained for 13 hours by border officials at Heathrow. Ayan Mohamud, 18, who was on her first trip abroad to visit family in Leicester, alleged she was being “judged” because of her faith after the Paris attacks” (standard.co.uk). Muslims around the world are being misinterpreted and seen differently because of life-changing events such as attacks and from the people who cause these attacks. A factor such as location of where a Muslim is also contributes to the treatment they receive from others. In result of catastrophic events caused by terrorism, people, specifically Americans, have developed a mind-set towards Muslims as a whole rather than looking at each Muslim as an individual. …show more content…
Terrorism has resulted in the misconstrued views towards Muslims. “The fact that 71 perfect of American voters in the 2014 midterms were worried about a terrorist attack in the U.S. homeland is an indication that violent groups like al Qaeda, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are still hovering in the minds of many Americans” (nationalinterest.org). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, is the type of organization that forces the world 's most powerful and professional military into action halfway around the globe. ISIS is “estimated by the Central Intelligence Agency to have a size of 31,000 fighters” (nationalinterest.org). Along with those fighters, ISIS has been most brutal when it comes fighting against others, such as executing anyone who shows a pinch of resistance; “At least four cases of mass killings by ISIL terrorists have been documented, including the execution of 250 Syrian troops in August” (nationalinterest.org). Al Qaeda, “Osama