Islam in the United States

fact, the United States played an important role in enabling the mujahedeen during the Soviet invasion. In 1979, President Carter signed a directive for secret aid to the warriors and the CIA started funding the mujahedeen in 1980. At that time the United States funded the mujahedeen because they wanted to…

shaping of modern America. One of the largest and most known the the attacks against America on September 11, 2001 and witch hunts followed. Nineteen members of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda who practice an extreme form of Islam hijacked four planes in several United States airports. They successfully flew two into the World Trade Center, one into part of the pentagon, and another was meant for Washington, D.C. The plane meant for Washington, D.C. was informed of the plans for their plane…

syndrome is a theory that initiated by Samuel Huntington on his thesis about Clash of Civilization, Kin-country syndrome means states or groups that have the same civilization, and engaged in a war against other groups of different civilizations, in other words a group or state that has the same civilization support each other to combat the different civilizations. And he states that country or group will focus on the relationship, which has the same civilization as they are. In kin-country…

victims, and of those who struggle to make a place for themselves in the world. We hear slandering whether it be politically, or religiously. In the media today one of the most slandered of religions in the world is Islam. Since the events of 9/11 the media constantly reinstates Islam as hateful, evil, dangerous religion . When you're constantly being mislead you start believing what you hear and for some they act upon it. Muslims have become targets to ignorant people.There masjids have been…

books. It is hard to comprehend that this actually happened. Yet, what we don’t realize is that it is happening again. The Islamic State or ISIS, as many people call it, are committing atrocities like those that have not been seen since World War II. They are also doing it for the purpose of purging, only that this time they are not targeting only Jews but…

defiance towards the American government, refused induction into the United States military on the grounds that he was a conscientious objector. Ali’s conscience reason was that it would go against the teachings of his religion Islam. He believed he should be exempt from participation in the Vietnam War because it went against his religion to do so. Islam is a religion of peace however it is permitted in self-defence in defence of Islam. Public opinion on whether Ali was legitimately against the…

Majority of the time when Islam is seen on the news, it is never for a good reason. Headlines read Islamic extremist this or Islamic radical that. A number of Americans view the religion as dangerous and different. Muslims who have no terrorist connections are being surveillanced and prosecuted just because of their religion. Islam is a peaceful religion; it’s just misunderstood due to lack of knowledge within the American population. Muslims are often linked to the terrorists that caused…

latest attacks in Paris, many people in the United States began clamoring for restrictions on immigration, some even went as far as saying we should make all Muslims be registered. It is easy to point the finger at Muslims and then take measures to segregate them from everyone else. This will not work in the end. It will only serve the agendas of the extremist leaders who would welcome the influx of willing martyrs. The people of the United States could learn from the French situation. The…

Due to his background and US citizenship Dermer set out to become the main ambassador to the United States.An ambassador is someone who acts as a representitive for a specific activity. Dermer started out as the Prime Minister’s consultant and is known to be one of the closest to him and has even been known to write some of his speeches. Recently in 2013, Dermer became the ambassador to the United States.…

demonstrate the destructive effects of hate speech throughout history: Nazism in Europe and segregation in the United States (Mchangma). While Waldron is prudent in suggesting that well-ordered societies “should not tolerate hate speech,” that does not guarantee that a society free of hate speech will remain a free society. Unlike what Tanya Cohen writes in ThoughtCatalog.com, the United States does not need to “get tough” on hate speech. Cohen, a self-proclaimed “human-rights activist,” claims…