Since the terrorist attack of 9/11, the United States has gone through numerous changes within its government and the American society. After the attacks, citizens began to question the state of national security and their safety in the United States. On October 26, 2001, Congress passed the Patriot Act enabling law enforcement to use surveillance and conduct searches without an official warrant to help crack down on terrorism on the United States soil (CITATION). The Department of Homeland security was also created shortly after the attacks to help combat terrorism in America. The government responded swiftly with regulations and amendments to security in order to restore a sense of public safety back into citizens. The American society
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This television series was inspired by Islamophobia that American Muslim men and women have been facing since 9/11, especially the conflict that Muslim women were having with wearing their traditional clothing (Richards). The hijab, which is a traditional head covering for Muslim women, has become known as a central symbol for Muslims across North America and has become an item of clothing represented with terrorism. The burka, which is an item of clothing that covers a woman’s entire body is also commonly associated with terrorism (Richards). The reason why Zarqua Nawez wanted to create a film that was focused on Muslims in North America was primarily to bring comedy to the subject and display that Muslim actors and characters can be funny, and no so serious all the time. “When Muslims come on the air in the United States, usually they don't smile, they're very serious,” and having a television show like this was nice to have Muslims seen in a different way (Doyle). Although, Little Mosque on the Prairie never aired on television while the show was being produced In Canada, it was aired in 80 other countries and had been called titles like “ground breaking, lighthearted, and a chuckler” (Doyle). The television show ended in 2012 and was eventually aired in America through Hulu and the television show Pivot and Americans were finally able to watch it. Little Mosque on the Prairie was a television show that was great for Muslims to break down their stereotypes that had become prominent since 9/11 through comedy.
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This television series was inspired by Islamophobia that American Muslim men and women have been facing since 9/11, especially the conflict that Muslim women were having with wearing their traditional clothing (Richards). The hijab, which is a traditional head covering for Muslim women, has become known as a central symbol for Muslims across North America and has become an item of clothing represented with terrorism. The burka, which is an item of clothing that covers a woman’s entire body is also commonly associated with terrorism (Richards). The reason why Zarqua Nawez wanted to create a film that was focused on Muslims in North America was primarily to bring comedy to the subject and display that Muslim actors and characters can be funny, and no so serious all the time. “When Muslims come on the air in the United States, usually they don't smile, they're very serious,” and having a television show like this was nice to have Muslims seen in a different way (Doyle). Although, Little Mosque on the Prairie never aired on television while the show was being produced In Canada, it was aired in 80 other countries and had been called titles like “ground breaking, lighthearted, and a chuckler” (Doyle). The television show ended in 2012 and was eventually aired in America through Hulu and the television show Pivot and Americans were finally able to watch it. Little Mosque on the Prairie was a television show that was great for Muslims to break down their stereotypes that had become prominent since 9/11 through comedy.
(I am also going to add a paragraph and describe how these films have hegemony in