Muslim-American Religious Persecutions

One of the most recent examples of religious persecution is the Muslim religion in the US. The Muslim religion is being persecuted mainly due to the attacks on the Twin Towers during September eleventh, 2001. Because 19 Islamic extremists crashed into the Twin Towers on 9/11, all Muslim-Americans have been affected (Frumin and Sakuma 1). The extent of these persecutions has varied. While not nearly as severe as the Jews were persecuted in Germany, Muslim-Americans have been persecuted in the form of stereotypes and discrimination since 2001. According to the FBI, “Anti-Muslim hate crimes are approximately 10 times more frequent than they were before 2001” (Frumin and Sakuma 1). In 2001, there were 93 recorded incidents of Anti-Muslim assaults reported to the FBI (Kishi 1). This is an increase by 81 from the previous year. Muslims aren’t only persecuted in the form of assault. Muslim-Americans are commonly referred to as terrorists because of the tragedy on 9/11.Overall, Muslim-Americans are persecuted in the US because of …show more content…
Most of these persecutions began during the reign of the infamous Emperor Nero. “In the summer of 64, Rome suffered a terrible fire that burned for six days and seven nights” (“Nero Persecutes the Christians, 64 A.D.) Emperor Nero blamed the Christians for the fire and turned Rome against the Christians much like Hitler turned Germany against the Jews. Another reason was that the Christians were monotheistic, and believed in only one god. During Nero’s reign, “he enjoyed capturing Christians and setting them on fire to provide light for his gardens at night” (O’Neil 5). The Christians were killed in many ways, such as being covered with hides and eaten by dogs, burned for evening lights, and nailed to crosses. These Christians were heavily persecuted in ancient Rome because of false blame and religious