When Will It Stop?

This is a "comic" from a website which pokes fun at American propaganda. This artifact was produced after the terrorist attacks of September eleventh. After Al Qaeda took down the Twin Towers, racial profiling was at an all time high. Arab-Americans and Muslims were being labeled as terrorists. They were falling victims to hate crimes and intense discrimination. America usually promotes diversity, but then turns against their own people in time of crisis? Caroline Myers thinks this is absolutely ridiculous. Americans lost trust in this group of people after the attacks. Most Americans knew absolutely nothing about Al Qaeda when they made these generalizations. .Citizens were just automatically associating people of Middle-Eastern descent to be part of a terrorist group, which is SO offensive. They felt like their civil liberties were at risk.

Immigration of Muslims to the United States decreased after 9/11, because of the fear of not being accepted and prejudice. In an article written by the well respected news reporter Andrea Elliot, she interviews a Muslim imam. Mr. Shata recently came over to the U.S. and is learning the ways of the country quickly, according to him. He comments about the changes he's witnessed:"America transformed me from a person of rigidity to flexibility," said Mr. Shata. The Muslim faith is strict and America is obviously much less restricted. He has learned to become an "American imam." It is apparent that immigrants conform to certain standards when they make the journey west. Integrating his faith and traditions with American culture hasn't been easy; "For many Muslims in America, life is a daily clash between Islamic mores and material temptation. At the center of this clash stands the imam." (Muslim Leader 1). For all Muslim immigrants keeping their traditions, as well as adapting to their new surroundings is difficult. America expects people to adapt and finding that cultural balance is a definite hurdle. If you want to read the article...