The news article from foxnews.com titled “Muslims Worry as Ramadan Celebration Falls on 9/11 Anniversary” appears at first to be a strictly information-oriented article about a national issue causing a lot of tension between Muslims and non-Muslims Americans. However, on analyzing the article, it is noted that the writer is trying to more or less convince us to understand the Muslims, rather than just informing the reader of current events. The writer shows a bias by using an appropriately worded title, relating the reader to the Muslim religion, using accurately placed quotes throughout the article.
The title itself, “Muslims Worry as Ramadan Celebration Falls on 9/11 Anniversary”, begins to draw even the most biased reader into the article, referring to the “worry” that Muslims are experiencing according to the writer. This makes the reader immediately feel that the Muslims are conflicted about their position of observing Eid al-Fitr and acknowledging 9/11. If that is not enough, then the writer goes on to throw in some quotes from important Muslim community leaders in order to hope the reader understand that “we all stand firmly as Americans for peace and for creating an environment of respect” (paragraph 23), from the mouth of Rizwan Jaka. With the proposition of a new mosque being built close to the World Trade Center, tensions are high with the Muslims to begin with and this has thrown another log in the fire so to speak. The writer emphasizes Jaka’s claims about including “condemnations of terrorism and extremism in the holiday sermons” (paragraph 22) to reveal that Muslims do not want nor plan to cause any confrontations during Ramadan.
Throughout the article, the writer attempts to tie us emotionally to the Muslims by making us feel pity for them. At one point he refers to the New York Muslims and notes that “a significant number lost relatives when the World Trade Center was destroyed” (paragraph 14). Many Americans were affected by 9/11, whether it... [continues]
The title itself, “Muslims Worry as Ramadan Celebration Falls on 9/11 Anniversary”, begins to draw even the most biased reader into the article, referring to the “worry” that Muslims are experiencing according to the writer. This makes the reader immediately feel that the Muslims are conflicted about their position of observing Eid al-Fitr and acknowledging 9/11. If that is not enough, then the writer goes on to throw in some quotes from important Muslim community leaders in order to hope the reader understand that “we all stand firmly as Americans for peace and for creating an environment of respect” (paragraph 23), from the mouth of Rizwan Jaka. With the proposition of a new mosque being built close to the World Trade Center, tensions are high with the Muslims to begin with and this has thrown another log in the fire so to speak. The writer emphasizes Jaka’s claims about including “condemnations of terrorism and extremism in the holiday sermons” (paragraph 22) to reveal that Muslims do not want nor plan to cause any confrontations during Ramadan.
Throughout the article, the writer attempts to tie us emotionally to the Muslims by making us feel pity for them. At one point he refers to the New York Muslims and notes that “a significant number lost relatives when the World Trade Center was destroyed” (paragraph 14). Many Americans were affected by 9/11, whether it... [continues]
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