Islam in the United States

ISIL does not have any relationship with Islam, even though they call themselves Islamic State. There is not any religion around the world that says people to kill another people, Islam as well. ISIL is a terrorist group, it is simple, that hides under religious identities, they use religious values for their benefit and kill innocent people, and the majority of ISIL’s victims are Muslims. ISIL threatens the people of Iraq and Syria, and the Middle East, American citizens and whole countries around the world. There are much information that thousands of foreigners-including Europeans and some Americans have joined them in Syria and Iraq. These fighters may return to their countries may have a threat to the people with making deadly attacks.…

Muslims throughout the world choose loyalty to Islam opposed to loyalty to the country of residence. The allegiance to Islam disconcerting to the US Constitution and Western Civilization has its own Shriah Law. And since the Koran instructs Sharia as absolute citizens cannot petition nor protest or voice an opinion. The notion of peaceful Muslims can only exist if every Muslim pledge allegiance to the United States of America. Studies shown in England, Germany, France, and Spain concluded that…

Since the time of Christopher Columbus, maybe even earlier, Muslim Americans have been on United States soil. As odd as that may sound to some, Muslims have been here since the beginning. Even to this day Muslim Americans still have a huge role to play in society every single day. Those who practice the Islamic faith are doctors, teachers, even the most ordinary individuals on the streets. Islam is a religion of respect and unity that has been clouded by extremists with poor ideas that do not…

The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters.” This quote by Muhammad Ali shows how people’s perception of Islam isn’t the ideal meaning of Islam and due to ignorance, anyone who is classified as Muslim or Islam is seen as an evil person. This made me wonder what Islam really is, how it is perceived in the Middle East, where most of the region is dominated with this specific religion, and how that view of Islam…

The immigrants coming to the United States from Muslim countries in the recent years have been middle to upper class. Many young students travel to the United States to attend American colleges and then end up making the United States their homes. The middle age individuals traveling to the United States tend to have a degree as a physician or lawyer before arriving. Comparing it to European immigration of Muslims, they do not typically have a degree to this level or immigrate to attend…

That attack has created fear amongst everyone including Muslim Americans, but the media represented it differently to the degree that everyone excluding Muslims were emotionally affected by the attack. The media has propagated the image of Islam, which caused hatred towards Muslims in the United States. Due to the increased number of Muslim extremists and recent terrorist attacks; Muslims in the United States have been scapegoated to be the reason for all terrorist attacks. Because of this…

Religion can be viewed from many different perspectives. People throughout the world hold different religious values. One person’s religious value will not match the religious values of another person. Islam is a religion that is accused of supporting terrorist activities throughout the world. Through day-to-day knowledge of what is happening around us, other religions observe evidence that Islamic followers direct their actions and techniques to proclaim ‘power’. Although, that particular…

basis. They are marginalized due to their gender, religion, ethnicity, and in addition, Africa-American, Muslim women are also subjected to racism. These Muslim African-Americans are often torn between “relating to their religious brothers and sisters or to their ethnic peers” (Ahmed). Muslim women must also deal with the public’s perception, which often views them as extremists (Mogahed). This erroneous perspective is propagated by the media’s coverage of terrorism and the Muslim religion…

already face. One example of the U.S government condoning unreasonable search and seizures in the name of national security is the War on Drugs. In order to establish mass incarceration as the new mode of control to keep African Americans repressed and in an inferior positon in society, President Ronald Reagan declared a War on Drugs in 1982 (Alexander 5). The effectiveness of this political stunt relied on law enforcement’s ability to stop and frisk millions and African American simply based on…

Another strength he had was getting people to become more accepting throughout the book. To be honest, I didn’t want to read this book because I judged Muslims. The more I read the more I realized how similar Muslims are to Americans. There was two weaknesses that I noticed while reading. The first one was how would Patel get more people to read his book? Americans aren’t going to want to read about how great Muslim Americans are today. Honestly, I don’t think the majority of Americans care…