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Argumentative Essay On Islam After 9 / 11

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Aslam Alaikum,

Today as a Muslim, I greet Christians, Hindus, Jews, and Buddhists as my brothers and sisters in faith. Today as a human, I greet every individual in this classroom regardless of ethnicity or culture with respect. Everyone that is sitting here is a unique individual who cannot be compared or replaced by another. And while this is a fact of life, forms of media like news, entertainment, and Internet/social media are overwhelmingly biased and judge people by their race, religion, and culture.

News has played a significant role in bringing a fear of Islam to the Western world. A worthwhile example of this is the portrayal of Islam after 9/11. The first major wave of hate against Islam in North America hit on September 11th, 2001. Coincidentally I was born on June 17th, 2001, only 3 months before 9/11 happened. My guardians were forced to take care of a newborn child and 6 children in the face of a nation that hated for them. Somehow, even though we had no direct relation to radical Islamic extremists, we took the blame for 9/11 because of the media's broadcasting. My father recalled when my eldest brother got into a fight at school five days after 9/11. My brother came home bloodied and bruised with his right eye turning purple. When my father questioned my brother about how this happened, he justified his actions when he explained that another child called him a terrorist. My father's attitude went from Shocked and angry, to calm and monotone, and he said:

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