To What Extent were Muslims Affected by 9/11? On September 11‚ 2001‚ nineteen hijackers took control of four passenger jets departing from U.S. airports. Two of those planes collided with the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York‚ the third plane hit the Pentagon‚ and the remaining plane was redirected and crashed in an empty field. Altogether‚ nearly 3‚000 people died‚ and the blame was immediately placed upon the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda. (http://timeline.national911memorial
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Cause Effect Outline Template Introduction: How the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ on United States‚ changes the American view of Muslims? Some Muslims are being discriminated‚ some Americans feel uncomfortable around Muslims after 9/11 attacks and think that all Muslims are terrorists. Besides this‚ Americans believe that it is harder to be a Muslim in the U.S after 9/11 events. Background of Event: The September 11‚ 2001 attacks were the most deadly international terrorist attack
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the center of New York City‚ Muslims in the Western world have been constantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11‚ media interest in Islam increased‚ where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11‚ many Muslims lived the normal‚ everyday life. However‚ the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community‚ where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately‚ many Americans were introduced to Islam‚ after the 9/11 attack‚ thus even till today
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Darryl Vick Dennis Phillips Eng. 111‚ 4301 25 April 2014 The Effects of 9/11 The attacks that took place in New York’s Manhattan city‚ on September‚ 11th‚ 2001 had rippling effects that caused a great deal of controversy. The chaos of the two planes soaring through the two towers crippled the American economy. It also created numerous health issues. Social issues were at another alarming effect that the effects of 9/11 had on the U.S.A. The attack was felt globally. The damage that was done
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On September 11‚ 2001 a terrorist attack occurred that had a huge impact on the world. The terrorist attack was an aircraft hijacking and suicide attack by a Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda on the United State’s twin towers. Many people just think it was an act of terrorism but I think that it was also an act to spread fear and chaos in order for them to gain power. Ever since this incident occurred‚ there has been many extreme changes but mostly on immigration‚ terrorism‚ racism‚ and the
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AD Week 4 Critique What do you think it was like for Islamic Americans after the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001? How did the Muslim community as a whole get stereotyped after this incident? Compare this to the absence of stereotyping after Timothy McVeigh‚ a white middle-aged man‚ detonated a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma City federal building on April 19‚ 1995. After the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11th‚ 2001‚ I think that the lives of Islamic
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Part I -Progressive Muslims – In Search of Progressive Islam Beyond 9/11 Farid Esack describes the situation of progressive Muslims post 9/11. He does this because their role has become significantly important in the society they live in. Progressive Muslims described by him are liberal Muslims who are seeking for a change but according to their conservative values. He describes the attacks from 9/11 represents a collision of two forms of religious fundamentalism‚ the American capitalistic market
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them as dangers to society post 9/11. Hollywood has completely ridiculed the stature of innocent Muslims everywhere in America because of 9/11‚ a disaster carried and supported by only an extremely small percentage of Muslims. But all Muslims must suffer the consequences of the bombing of the World Trade Twin Towers. The media of the United States’ government has been discriminatory
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Joely Moore 1st Period July 5‚ 2013 Reason I Chose The Twin Towers The 9/11 crash affected the United States by making them realize they didn’t have very much protection against terrorists. In 2001‚ America was attacked by Al Queda. Four planes were hijacked to hit the Twin Towers‚ the Pentagon‚ and the white house. Around 8:48‚ an American Airlines Flight 11 crashed straight into the North tower. About fifteen minutes later‚ the South tower was hit by a United Airlines Flight
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events that shaped the U.S.. I believe that one of the most significant events in U.S. History is 9/11‚ which largely influenced our society because it caused us to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years‚ huge economy impacts‚ and the U.S. no longer feels invulnerable because of it. I have reason to think the biggest impact of 9/11 was that it caused the U.S. to go to war with Afghanistan for 11 years and the war is still going on. Because of this we have lost over 6‚000 soldiers and still counting
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