One of the premises the United States is founded on is the concept of the unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Does being subjected to name-calling such as “rag-head” or “firecracker” by American citizens demonstrate the values the United States was founded on? If individuals are coming over from the Middle East searching for better opportunities and are being deprived of their basic, essential needs, what does that say about America as a country? Why American citizens who value these unalienable rights are depriving others of rights they hold essential to America is explained by a phenomenon known as islamophobia, and islamophobia is sending the United States into political turmoil.
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Americans are not well versed in other cultures, and the negative stereotyping and labeling of Islam is creating tension between Americans and Muslims. A good example of the stereotyping and labeling of Islam was Executive Order 13769, or more commonly referred to as the Muslim ban. The title written on the executive order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” was derogatory towards the people from these counties because it assumes that these people are more likely to instill acts of terror on the United States. When President Donald Trump signed this executive order, six of the countries where travel was banned were countries where most of the country practices the Islamic faith: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, and Sudan. A week later the travel ban was repealed and lessened, but the impact of the travel ban had already denied foreigners access to America and visas were cancelled (Standbrook, 2017). Standbrook emphasizes the importance of Middle Easterners coming to America and staying in America to help with scientific research such as finding a cure for cancer, yet many Americans do not think about how these immigrants are helping America. The stereotypes associated with islamophobia prevent people from seeing that many Muslims come to America looking for a better life, and in pursuit of that better …show more content…
There have been no attacks by Muslim extremists in the United States since 9/11. Conversely, there have been multiple domestic acts of terrorism by Christian Americans over the past sixteen years. Educator Emad Rahim expresses how horrific it is that if “6 in 10 Americans think that Muslims are more prone to violent extremes, then many [American] citizens hold ideas similar to Hitler’s views toward Jews in the 1930s and 1940s” (Rahim, 2010). This mentality has resulted in hate crimes towards Muslims and people coming from the middle east, much like Hitler’s call to action in persecuting Jewish people when he held power in Germany. These hate crimes consist of arson, shootings, and assaults. Many Muslims have also reported to have been victimized simply because of their diverse
As an individual growing up …show more content…
Americans are not well versed in other cultures, and the negative stereotyping and labeling of Islam is creating tension between Americans and Muslims. A good example of the stereotyping and labeling of Islam was Executive Order 13769, or more commonly referred to as the Muslim ban. The title written on the executive order, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” was derogatory towards the people from these counties because it assumes that these people are more likely to instill acts of terror on the United States. When President Donald Trump signed this executive order, six of the countries where travel was banned were countries where most of the country practices the Islamic faith: Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, and Sudan. A week later the travel ban was repealed and lessened, but the impact of the travel ban had already denied foreigners access to America and visas were cancelled (Standbrook, 2017). Standbrook emphasizes the importance of Middle Easterners coming to America and staying in America to help with scientific research such as finding a cure for cancer, yet many Americans do not think about how these immigrants are helping America. The stereotypes associated with islamophobia prevent people from seeing that many Muslims come to America looking for a better life, and in pursuit of that better …show more content…
There have been no attacks by Muslim extremists in the United States since 9/11. Conversely, there have been multiple domestic acts of terrorism by Christian Americans over the past sixteen years. Educator Emad Rahim expresses how horrific it is that if “6 in 10 Americans think that Muslims are more prone to violent extremes, then many [American] citizens hold ideas similar to Hitler’s views toward Jews in the 1930s and 1940s” (Rahim, 2010). This mentality has resulted in hate crimes towards Muslims and people coming from the middle east, much like Hitler’s call to action in persecuting Jewish people when he held power in Germany. These hate crimes consist of arson, shootings, and assaults. Many Muslims have also reported to have been victimized simply because of their diverse