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Examples Of Religious Intolerance In The United States

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Religious Intolerance in the United States
The United States has witnessed destruction and death caused by radical religious zealots. On September 11, 2001, Muslim terrorists ran two planes into the world trade center in the name of the Islamic God Muhammad. Those malicious attacks changed the United States forever. Since that day American Muslims have been stereotyped as suspicious, dangerous or even terrorists. Many in society have outcast anyone who worships Muhammad. The common theme that every Muslim shares fault for the tragedy of September 11 has crushed Islamic communities. Because religion plays a large role in societies lives more than we realize all people have been impacted throughout the world, growing in their faith and worshiping …show more content…

The United States over the past years has reported the hate crimes against Muslims in the United States. Many lives have been at stake, deteriorating the bond we have as a society to coexist and respect one another's views of the world. Hate crimes in the United States have been a growing issue, in Brooklyn residents awoke to fliers around their building that stated, “ Islamist! Go to your country!!! USA hates you!!! You are terrorists and bastards!!! You are the second holocaust!!!”(Bayoumi). Even elderly men are being harassed with eggs being thrown at them all because they are Muslims. Lack of trust is creating a barrier for American Muslims trying to create peace and understanding throughout our country. When a Mosque was trying to be built several blocks over from ground zero, the media jumped on the story portraying Muslims to be heartless when it comes to the respect of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. American Muslim leaders state, “The project was designed to promote moderate Islam and provide a bridge to other faiths. Imam Feisal Abul Rauf, the Sufi cleric leading the effort, told the Times, in December, ‘We want to push back against the extremist’”(Wright). All in all, the source for Islamophobia has caused major heartache and has stemmed from major …show more content…

The tragedy of September 11 not only shocked the United States, but the whole world. When the World Trade Center was attacked and eventually destroyed killing thousands of lives America became very defensive. This is a natural feeling and action to have when you feel threatened in a state of shock. Correspondingly this has caused Islamophobia to rise in that every Muslim could have a aspect in the September 11 terrorist attacks. This has cause rallying among the American Muslim communities to fight intolerance and guide others to the truth. American Muslims benefit our society and want to help. “ 40% of domestic terrorism plots have been uncovered or deterred with assistance from American Muslims”(American Muslims in the United States). Even our own government has been criticized for discriminating against Islamic people. The NYPD was found copying down all license plates of cars parked outside of Masques to run background checks. Trust seems to be a repeating theme that American society seems to fail at having. Society has built the thought that its okay to make fun of one another even if we imply to be funny. There has been many drawings of the Islamic prophet Allah in comic drawings that demean who he is as a

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