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Essay On Muslim Immigration

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INTRODUCTION Islam is a religion of mercy for all people, both Muslims and non-Muslims. It is a religion which lays emphasis on the Unity of God, prophethood and then on righteous living. Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. On the other hand, migrations known as the hijra or migration which had a special place in the history of Muslims. Migration was established by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) when he twice ordered his companions to migrate to Abyssinia in order to preserve their faith when the unbelievers in Mecca began torturing them severely. Migration of Islam begins with the premise that one of the defining events in the history of Islam came in the year 622, when the first Muslims migrated from Mecca to Medina. In the modern world, it is undeniable that the United States is host to more immigrants than any other nation, especially for Muslim migrants. This happens because the immigrants chose to come for various reasons, such as to live in freedom, to practice their religion freely, to escape poverty or oppression, and to make better lives for themselves and their children. However, there are many challenges that faced by Muslim who living in the United States. …show more content…

This objective will cover about the issue discrimination, the demonization, the event of 9/11 and Islamophobia. This is because, after the September 11 terrorist attacks, Islamophobia has increased in the United State, fueled by ignorance and the faulty belief that all Muslims are fundamentalists. Muslims, especially those who could be identified as such by their dress or practices, were frequent victims of assaults and attacks, mosques were vandalized, and they were generally made to feel

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