Islam in the United States

Immensely different from WWII, during the Cold War, the United States moved its citizens the same way it it had previously done to rally support in World War II. “During the late 1940s and early 1950s, the prospect of communist subversion at home and abroad seemed frighteningly real to many people in the United States. These fears came to define–and, in some cases, corrode–the era’s political culture” ("Joseph R. McCarthy"). For Wisconsin…

A normal day can turn into a tragedy and change millions of lives forever. That one day for Muslim across the United States was September 11, 2001. On this day, three thousand lives were taken by nineteen terrorist associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. Those nineteen militants hijacked four full airplanes. Three out of the four planes crashed into heavily populated areas. The fourth plane was taken back by the passengers and was crashed into an empty Pennsylvania field. Ever…

was the founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was a Saudi Arabian, a member of the wealthy bin Laden family, and an ethnic YemeniA major component of bin Laden's ideology was the concept that civilians from enemy countries, including women and children, were legitimate targets for jihadists to kill.[51][52] According to former…

Malcolm X’s document/letter “A Letter From Mecca” was produced in the 1960’s. A period in which the United States violence was at the extremist of conditions. A period in which many assassinations took place, such as our 34th president John F. Kennedy. A time when minorities like the African Americans were promised a change but were never given one. A time in which African Americans were in desperate need to change America and it's infectious disease of racism. The 60’s was a time in which the…

The Siege in theaters in November 1998, protesters tested the thought of Middle Eastern villains motivated by their Islamic faith. During film production, Arab-American organizations criticized it for reinforcing U.S. stereotypes of Muslims and of Islam as a religion of terrorism. This film depicts a scene that would have never been expected only to have a devastating terrorist attack happen in NYC only three years later. I chose to analyze this movie because of the fact that the issue of…

accurately name our enemy, and draw up a strategy to defeat the ideas that inspire terrorism.” (Gorka) I found this book to be slightly racist. As a Muslim, I understand what Jihad really means. Yes, it translates to holy war, however in the holy book of Islam the Quran, the holy war is not a real physical war. It is a spiritual war one faces every day of their life avoiding sins and doing wrongful things. It is a war to do good even when you feel like doing something wrong. For example, if a…

Josh sharp 2nd hour The 1960’s was a rough time for the citizens of the United States. Once the year 1964 came around, well known leaders were beginning to be assassinated. It all started when president John F Kennedy was assassinated in a open top car in Dallas Texas. The next assassination happened to Malcolm X on his way to deliver a speech about his new organization. Three years later Martin Luther king Jr was assassinated on a balcony. The last leader to be assassinated in the 60’s…

many were deported. 3. As soon as government declared the involvement of Al-Qaeda in the attack, anti-Muslim sentiments were begun in United States. a) There is a stereotype that all the Muslim are terrorist. b) People from west especially Americans connect the idea of terrorism with the idea of Islam. c) 66 percentages of Arabs and Muslims in the United States worried about there future in this country and 81 percentage thoughts they were being profiled. d) The invasion of Afghanistan and…

that attack whites and instead of quotes that include Malcolm’s reasoning for separation, Janson makes it seem that the reason why Malcolm X wants separation is simply because he hates white people. Malcolm X explicitly states that the only way for the black community to become united is to separate themselves from their oppressors. By only covering Malcolm’s view of white people, Janson makes it seem like it’s the center of Malcolm’s argument. When in reality Malcolm X pushed for black unity. …

with a hatchet, have many within the United States Government concerned. In a speech at the National Defense University, President Barack Obama stated, “[W]e face a real threat from radicalized individuals here in the United States…often U.S. Citizens or legal residents [who] can do enormous damage, particularly when they are inspired by larger notions of jihad” (Obama 2013). Internet propaganda from terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are…