The Spread Of Islamophobia

“I'm hopeful that by the end of this talk you will make a choice, and join me in standing up against hate”, said hospital physician Suzanne Barakat. Suzanne tells the story of how Islamophobia has impacted her life in a heart wrenching way. She is putting herself out there so no one else has to go through the tragedy she went through. She explains how it affects Islamic people when she says, “These days, it feels like Islamophobia is a socially acceptable form of bigotry. We just have to put up with it and smile.” Suzanne has a goal to stop the spread of hate and instead spread love and unity. She wants to ultimately change the mindset of all to accept that just because a woman wears a headscarf doesn’t mean she is a terrorist, and that it is time to put an end to all types of bigotry and become a society of unity. Islamophobia - dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force. This type of bigotry is just like the rest except for the fact that Islam is hated because of past violence and terrorism. It is understandable to hate those actions performed and the selfish people that performed them, but hating and punishing a whole religion …show more content…
A Lebanese-American Christian, Khalid Jabara was murdered just like Suzanne’s brother; he was shot in his own home by his neighbor. The murderer had harassed Khalid before, often times calling him a “filthy Arab” when he was actually not even of Arabic descent or a follower of Islam. The history of this situation extends to way before the initial murder, beforehand the man was in jail for trying to run over Khalid’s mother with his car. Neither of these stories ever made it to national news, not even the execution style murder. Why? Because the man murdered was of middle eastern descent, but if the roles were reversed it would have been considered a national