Positive And Negative Effects Of 9/11 On Society

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In the wake of 9/11, concerns about international terrorism permeated public political discourse in the UK, with the focus largely resting upon measures that could be taken to prevent similar attacks from occurring in Britain. The identity of the perpetrators of 9/11 as Muslims has had a significant negative impact on the British Muslims, who now are seen as a threat and have been identified as the key problem in the fight against terrorism home and abroad. For example, not long after 9/11, a former British Home Secretary, David Blunkett, accused impoverished and radicalized British Muslims of indulging of alleged segregation and of not speaking English at home. Certainly, the 9/11 attacks have had a significant influence on the implementation

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