8:45 am on September 11th, 2001. This was a moment that changed and shocked the United States. The day made its way into textbooks; it awakened the country to make new policies and initiated a war against terrorism. 2,977 individuals were killed due to no reason but hate. The attacks were attributed to Muslim terrorists. This one hateful act ignited many more. An attitude of hate was created against a minority group in the United States. Fourteen years later, Muslims continue to face discrimination; recently, anti-Muslim attitudes have become more dangerous and full of more hate.
Objectively, widespread discrimination against Muslims occurs; alongside discrimination, an increase in hate crimes has been reported. Research was done to examine …show more content…
As of 2001, the Muslim population in the country was less than .5% and was number three of the top organized religions in the country ("Largest Religious Groups"). In 2009, the population was less than 2%. Of the religious discrimination claims filed with E.E.O.C. that year, one-fourth were filed by Muslims facing discrimination (Greenhouse). The minority group is taking initiatives to fight discriminatory work attitudes that need to change. The number of claims has increased since 2002, a year after the attacks. Polls show a decrease in the percentage of Americans having a favorable view of Islam from 47% in 2001 to 37% in 2010 Democrats view the religion two times more favorably than republicans. The young and those with higher education levels also hold more favorable views (McMorris-Santoro). A poll was taken a few weeks ago asking republicans their opinions regarding Muslims. 72% agreed that a Muslim should not be allowed to become president, and 40% agreed that Islam should be illegal in the United States …show more content…
Earlier in the year, a hate crime resulted in an execution style murder of three university students. The incident occurred on a Tuesday. The story was not given media coverage until the next day. Based off of “BlackLivesMatter,” “#MuslimLivesMatter” gained public attention. Hearing of the crime, many spoke against the deaths. Deah Barakat, one of the killed had organized a fund to supply dental aid to Syrian refugees. The day the three Muslims were murdered, the fund had collected $16,000 of a $20,000 goal. Opposing what had occurred, an outpour of support arose from the general population who wanted to continue the legacy of Deah. A few days after the crime, $500,000 had been raised ("The Dental Clinic For Syrian Refugees”). A scholarship was also created to recognize the impact of the individuals. The University Chancellor of the students’ school wanted the scholarship to honor, “three avid members of the Wolfpack family, while also serving as a beacon…on the importance of diversity, support, acceptance and inclusion” (Khrais). Last month, Ahmed Mohamed took a clock he built to his high school. Mohamed was accused of bringing in a bomb and was arrested. The school staff reacted by confiscating the clock. This lead to many questioning the intent of the school and
Objectively, widespread discrimination against Muslims occurs; alongside discrimination, an increase in hate crimes has been reported. Research was done to examine …show more content…
As of 2001, the Muslim population in the country was less than .5% and was number three of the top organized religions in the country ("Largest Religious Groups"). In 2009, the population was less than 2%. Of the religious discrimination claims filed with E.E.O.C. that year, one-fourth were filed by Muslims facing discrimination (Greenhouse). The minority group is taking initiatives to fight discriminatory work attitudes that need to change. The number of claims has increased since 2002, a year after the attacks. Polls show a decrease in the percentage of Americans having a favorable view of Islam from 47% in 2001 to 37% in 2010 Democrats view the religion two times more favorably than republicans. The young and those with higher education levels also hold more favorable views (McMorris-Santoro). A poll was taken a few weeks ago asking republicans their opinions regarding Muslims. 72% agreed that a Muslim should not be allowed to become president, and 40% agreed that Islam should be illegal in the United States …show more content…
Earlier in the year, a hate crime resulted in an execution style murder of three university students. The incident occurred on a Tuesday. The story was not given media coverage until the next day. Based off of “BlackLivesMatter,” “#MuslimLivesMatter” gained public attention. Hearing of the crime, many spoke against the deaths. Deah Barakat, one of the killed had organized a fund to supply dental aid to Syrian refugees. The day the three Muslims were murdered, the fund had collected $16,000 of a $20,000 goal. Opposing what had occurred, an outpour of support arose from the general population who wanted to continue the legacy of Deah. A few days after the crime, $500,000 had been raised ("The Dental Clinic For Syrian Refugees”). A scholarship was also created to recognize the impact of the individuals. The University Chancellor of the students’ school wanted the scholarship to honor, “three avid members of the Wolfpack family, while also serving as a beacon…on the importance of diversity, support, acceptance and inclusion” (Khrais). Last month, Ahmed Mohamed took a clock he built to his high school. Mohamed was accused of bringing in a bomb and was arrested. The school staff reacted by confiscating the clock. This lead to many questioning the intent of the school and