For my final project I decided to look at specific Infrastructures that developed as a result of 9/11 I broke my project into 4 different categories 1) Symbolic meaning behind the Twin Towers: Why were the Twin Towers specifically targeted? What did the World Trade Center symbolize to Islamic extremists? 2) Security response: What Infrastructures were immediately put in place after the attack? I will be looking at the physical increase in security‚ funding by the government and zoning to prevent
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Islamic Faith By definition Islamic faith is a monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God. Muslims are the people who practice this faith. There are five basic pillars of Islam. These pillars are said to be the framework of the Muslim life. These are the principles which they follow: the declaration of faith‚ Prayers‚ Zakah‚ which means purity‚ fasting during the month of Ramadan‚ and Hajj (Pilgrimage
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During the era of World War I and World War II‚ German Americans were attacked simply because of their heritage. Although they may have had nothing to do with the war‚ or even sited with Germany at all or as a whole‚ they were still targeted and prosecuted and‚ as I stated before‚ attacked. Islamic and Arab Americans faced the very same problems after the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ simply because of their religion‚ or even their background or appearance. Some of the similarities between the two
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What goes through your mind when you hear the word racism? To many people racism is the belief of someone’s physical characteristics is better than the other race’s characteristics. What racism brings is division and elimination of another race. Racism has been a huge part of history from egyptians enslaving Jewish people to America being divided to end enslavement. Racism took a great turning point when Martin Luther King Jr. fought for black people around America for equality and help inspired
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security.” The public thinks the same; many have turned to nonviolent protests and media to share their thoughts. Protests have been held in major cities: New York City‚ Chicago‚ Washington D.C.‚ and more. Citizens are seen holding signs of anti-islamophobia and anti-xenophobia‚ demanding that green card holders from Muslim countries be allowed to travel. Many believe that President Trump’s executive orders are misrepresentative of the United States’ morals: “Give me your tired‚ your poor‚ your huddled
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styles and presenting their ideas in different ways. Throughout his Essay‚ Eissens uses different appeals on order to convey his ideas‚ specially using pathos. He believes that hate speech should be regulated to stop hate crimes such as racism‚ Islamophobia‚ and other discriminations against individuals and groups. In order to make this idea appealing‚ he mentions different crimes‚ such
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This paper will be about how fear will make you make choices based on your belief. In this country‚ we have the opportunity to make choices on our own because not everyone have the same belief‚ so therefore we do not have fear. In the stories that we read‚ we can see that they didn’t have that opportunity because they had to follow certain beliefs. If they committed some crime they would be punished for their actions. Fear can influence decisions‚ beliefs‚ and change a person’s thought whether if
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establishment of religion”‚ yet Muslims are one group that suffer terribly from stereotypes. Just because they belong to a certain religious group‚ they are increasingly labelled as terrorists(The Bill of Rights). What is even worse is that this so called “Islamophobia” fuels attacks on places of worship. In 2015‚ 78 US Mosques were attacked(Ansari). There is no possible way to justify this kind of hate violence. Statistically speaking‚ “94% of terrorist attacks carried out in the United States from 1980 to 2005
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The Hijab The Hijab is the outer cloak worn by a Muslim woman to cover her hair. The general perception of the hijab throughout the western world is that the hijab symbolizes a woman who is oppressed and without a voice and needs liberation. This is one perception and is often misguided and based on misconceptions that hide and distort the truth behind the hijab. The preconceived notion that all Muslim women who wear the hijab are oppressed is highly problematic. First‚ it ignores the large number
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As a result of those attacks‚ America was sent down a spiral of questioning the loyalty of Muslim-Americans‚ compounding the amount of Islamophobia‚ and creating prejudice‚ fear‚ and hatred. The vicious cycle of retaliation has escalated ever since. Today‚ terrorist attacks happen far more often than they should‚ and unfortunately the feeling of hatred towards Muslims is growing. As often
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