Non-Muslim Stereotypes

After the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and the more recent attack in Paris, Arab Muslims have faced racial prejudice and religious persecution. There are many non-Muslims who falsely accuse all Muslims of being terrorists and some take action against them. Last year, three Muslim UNC Chapel Hill students were killed in an apartment and a threat was sent to Virginia Tech, stating “I will be here 11/11/2015 to kill all Muslims.” Because of this antagonism against them, Muslims in America are becoming increasingly afraid for their wellbeing. Dean Obeidallah wrote the article, “Are All Terrorists Muslims? It’s Not Even Close” in response to this misconstrued view of Arab Muslims in America. The article also

Although it was not directly stated in the article, he is well known for his efforts in educating the masses on Arab-Americans, Muslims and Jews and his attempts to bring them together through understanding one another. He has appeared on radio and television shows and has also co-directed a comedy documentary called The Muslims Are Coming. This featured a comedy tour with other Arab-American comedians discussing religious freedom. Given his reputation and involvement in the Muslim community, Obeidallah’s experiences are his sense of

He uses logos to state his belief and to prove that not all terrorists are of the Islamic faith. Obeidallah presented the statistics of terrorist attacks that took place in Europe and America, “So here are some statistics for those interested. Let’s start with Europe... less than 2 percent.” America’s statistics were also low, “An FBI study …found that 94 percent of the terror attacks were committed by non-Muslims.” Contrary to popular belief, Muslims are not the ones who are guilty for the tragedies that occur in American society. These statistics show that most acts of terrorism involved non-Muslims who were not of Arabic descent as shown here, “In actuality, 42 percent of terror attacks were carried out by Latino-related groups, followed by 24 percent perpetrated by extreme left-wing