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In 2001 the twin towers had been attacked by terrorist who were muslims, they had hijacked 3 planes and two of them hit twin towers causing them to be destroyed killing near to about 3,000 people.Many were outraged americans were outraged and turned to the fact that all Muslims where terrorist and had to be gone because, they had been the reason for 9/11.People had been stereotyping them calling them “dirty” or “evil”.They wanted them gone they wanted no part in their them or their beliefs and…

The act of veiling, for many women, is a Muslim practice consisting of women covering their heads with a head scarf, for others it's a personal choice to portray modesty. While there are various reasons as to why women may veil themselves, there are also various misunderstandings about the veil and what it may or may not represent. Misunderstanding the representation of this religious practice has led to discrimination towards the women who choose to veil. Although the hijab is a symbol of…

hear the word Muslim. Is it a towel wrapped, goat loving terrorist, holding an AK-47? This way of thinking, this unfair hatred of people we don’t even know, is called Islamophobia, and it’s very common in the US. Islamophobia isn’t only a way of thinking, it’s a disease, and just like any other disease, people need to recognize that this is a problem, then look at the causes, side-effects, and possible cures. Islamophobia is defined on Dictionary.com as the “hatred or fear of Muslims or of…

veiling that have been shaped by ‘persistent colonial images of Muslims” is by using the veil as a symbol of patriarchal oppression, also wearing it as a desire to be a good Muslim women and to present themselves as person rather then a sex object. To begin with, one of the ways in which the narratives of the women who choose to veil disrupt “hegemonic understanding of veiling that have been shaped by ‘persistent colonial images of Muslims” is wearing the veil as symbol of patriarchal…

Controversy: Implications for American Islam”, he analyzes the Ground Zero project as well as supplementary evidence to discuss the mistreatment of Muslims in American society and the struggles that they have had to face especially after the events of September 11. To conclude his paper, Takim (2011) discusses the steps that can be taken to ensure American Muslims and the rest of the diverse American population can coexist. I think it would have been a great idea to build a grand “13-story”…

Many people including Muslims themselves sometimes misunderstand the Holy Koran, because it has many implicit peaceful great messages. However, and as a Muslim person, I cannot deny that too many Muslims overwhelm in their religion and what the Koran says or teaches us. Koran didn’t say to kill or to harm anyone including ourselves; it doesn’t make sense that one religion is all about death, killing and blood, because this isn’t Emo’s or Gothic’s religion with no offense to them surely. On the…

Islamophobia, defined as “indiscriminate negative attitudes or emotions directed at Islam or Muslims” and also known as anti-Muslim discrimination, is both an organic and manufactured phenomena that has deep historical roots in orientalism whose origins date back several centuries ago. With that being said, the scope of this paper deals with the modern emergence of Islamophobia in the United States, particularly in the last three decades. Significant events such as the September 11, 2001 attacks…

It is interesting how, today, Muslims in the Middle East have a strained relationship with Jewish people. Despite the Quran’s teachings that “any who believe in God, and act righteously… have nothing to fear,” Middle Eastern Jews are under consistent threat from the powerful Islamic forces around them. Islamic terrorists frequently target Jews, something that seemingly goes against the sacred teachings of Islam. The Quran instructs Muslims to be accepting of Judaism (as well as Christianity)…

Being a muslim family a year before 9/11 meant you were just like everyone else, but everything changed after my first birthday. Three days after I turned a year old, there was an initial shock as to why everyone was in such low spirits after having just given me cake and presents. My family began to be very cautious as to whom they would talk to. One of my earliest memories was watching the news channel blare, “World Trade Center collapses under terrorist attack”, and when the word “muslim”…

had caught my attention, this was a story written by Sean Murphy in The National Post: “Muslim army reservist suing Oklahoma gun range for refusing him service after learning his religion”, 18 February 2016 (http://bit.ly/1Lod7FZ). This article focuses on a 29-year-old man, Raja’ee Fatihah who is an employee of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services who was denied access to a gun range because of his Muslim belief. Fatihah has filed a lawsuit, because of the business emphasizing Anti-Islamic…