the impact of the 9/11 attacks on muslim communities in america

After 9/11, Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism, hate crimes, and other discrimination surged against Muslim communities and other minorities in America. The lessons answer how suspicion and discrimination shaped Muslim Americans' experiences after the attacks. They trace how that suspicion affected communities and everyday life.

2 articles, 1 video, 1 book · about 45 min of reading and viewing

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   the impact of the 9/11 attacks on muslim communities in america · Wikipedia · 35 min read

   After the 9/11 attacks, there was a surge in harassment and hate crimes against South Asians, Middle Easterners, and anyone thought to be "Middle Eastern-looking", particularly Sikhs, because Sikh males usually wear turbans, which many Americans stereotypically and erroneously associate with Muslims. The impact of the 9/11 attacks on Muslim communities in America included surveillance: much of the US government's surveillance initiatives targeted Muslims, including the New York City Police Department's "Muslim Surveillance Program." The 9/11 attacks led to additional screening at different security checkpoints, where many passengers were prescreened and advanced screened. Many Middle Eastern-looking people were singled out for further screening, raising issues of racial profiling and invasion of privacy.

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   25 Years After 9/11, a Portrait of Muslim Americans · Pew Research Center · 6 min read

   Muslim Americans shared the nation's grief and fear on 9/11, then carried the additional burden of being singled out for suspicion in the months and years that followed. Twenty-five years later, some Americans still see Islam and Muslims through the lens of 9/11.

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   Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Is Islamophobia a Reality in the U.S.? | Big Think · YouTube · 4 min watch

   Author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali says she doesn't buy into worries about Islamophobia in the United States. She says Muslims are present across American society and that people listen to them, and argues that their treatment in America far surpasses that of Christians, women, Jews, et al. in traditionally Muslim countries.

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   Home Fire · Bookshop.org

   Home Fire (2017) is the seventh novel by Kamila Shamsie. It reimagines Sophocles's play Antigone unfolding among British Muslims.

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