Islamophobia

It is apparent that historical, societal, and religious pressures have combined to make a toxic environment for Muslim-Americans post 9/11. But after doing research and connecting the dots, the idea that anti-Semitism and Islamophobia can be compared is impossible to prove because they cannot be equated. Though both groups have shared similar experiences with discrimination and bigotry, the course of each group’s journey toward acceptance in America. After 9/11, the Muslim-American experience…

with it, because islam is not a race, it's an idea, and every idea is up for criticism. Speaking about Islam is no easy task though, and there's always major backlash. With videos such as, “Islam Is Not A Religion Of Peace,” and “ The Truth About Islamophobia” he covers it in depth the violence that is prevalent in Islam, while addressing on the fact that not all people who believe in Islam are violent but they do subscribe to a violent belfie system. With this subject, often depressing and…

discriminated against even in a well modernized country. Islamophobia has altered the perceptions of individuals in America. Thus, the paper develops and offers the notion of racial social inequality regarding the aspect of Islamophobia in America. Has one ever wonder what are the causes of racial social inequalities towards Muslims? It has to do with the increasing rate of…

Vandals smashed windows and spray painted the words “Go Home” on the walls of the mosque (DInshaw). Shortly after, another act of Islamophobia occurred on December 3, 2015 in Calgary. Not long after the vandalism on the Cold Lake mosque, Calgary transit the Tuscany LRT station was also defaced and vandalized with racist graffiti saying “Kill the Musilums”, alongside symbols of white supremacy…

nationwide "March Against Sharia". Islamophobia in the USA - Al Jazeera World In a statement on ACT for America's website, the group claims that Sharia - or Islamic law - runs contrary to human rights and the US Constitution. Yet rights groups and watchdogs, among them the SPLC and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), have criticised the marches as Islamophobic. In a report published last year, CAIR examined what it calls the "Islamophobia industry".…

effort to have national leaders across board denounce such acts and show solidarity with Muslims. Also Muslim national leaders have to make the effort to unite the Muslims and have vocal and united stand on islamophobia. In conclusion, Muslims could easily nullify the effects of Islamophobia by conducting themselves as proper Muslims, as the Prophet SAW and his fellow companions did. Local community outreach, barbeques, interfaith, and neighbourhood projects could greatly help the Muslim cause.…

Though there was certainly Islamophobia before 9/11, the younger generation of Muslim-Americans will only see the heightened and increased sense of Islamophobia within our contemporary society. Many of the recent terrorist attacks in this century alone have forced Muslim-Americans to reexamine their faith simply out of fear, fear for their lives…

their basic, essential needs, what does that say about America as a country? Why American citizens who value these unalienable rights are depriving others of rights they hold essential to America is explained by a phenomenon known as islamophobia, and islamophobia is sending the United States into political turmoil. As an individual growing up…

misconceptions about Islam and do not have a clear understanding of the ideas and beliefs of the religion of peace. Professor Bleich provides answers to this question in his 2011 journal entitled, “What Is Islamophobia and How Much Is There?” In his article Bleich clearly defines the term Islamophobia for his audience in order to…

nonfictional odyssey, Zeitoun, illustrates a muslim man’s struggle with Islamophobia during Hurricane Katrina. Egger’s purpose was to symbolize a turning point for many Muslims in the US, and through the complete governmental collapse following Hurricane Katrina, Muslims were discriminated against like never before, through the retelling of Zeitoun, his wife, Kathy, and other Muslims’ experiences. The theme of Islamophobia is common in Zeitoun and serves as a focal point of religious biases…