Islamophobia Essay

“Take it off” words that bring a rush of pain to Marla a single mother of two, fighting back the sting of humiliation and the paralyzing sense of fear, with strong conviction choosing to maintain herself composed to obtain a job that would ensure food for her and her two kids, she obliges. “They don’t see us as Humans, as people with feelings and pain rather as damaged goods like a sad dog begging for food that is their perception of us all”. This is the heartbreaking observation of Marla after recounting

racist or ableist, like the word “retarded.” I began reading articles and watching documentaries, not only on police brutality, but about a whole myriad of other topics, like what cultural appropriation is and why it is harmful. I heard the word “Islamophobia” for the first time at a diversity conference. I discovered that I could be judgmental of other people, especially women, and I began to unlearn some of the prejudice I had absorbed growing up. I attended the Women’s March on Washington. I participated

The US and Russia will likely never engage in a full scale direct conflict in our lifetimes. Russia, The US and China will remain super powers for a long time yet. We are no more on the brink of Russia than the Cold War has ever ended. Hint: it didn't. Russia and the US, along with their respective allies, have been and continue to wage war against each other in the form of psy-ops, espionage and proxy wars (i.e.: Syria). In the article Laurie Douglas posted, a self-proclaimed anti-Putin, Russian

Let me tell you who does not serve. It does not serve you the American people. A quote from the leader of the free Donald J Trump. But I ask you this mister trump what American people are you referring to? I’ve done a little research and according to my sources in 2016 under the Obama presidency the nation took in 40 000 immigrants from majority Muslim countries. Since then with the inauguration of America’s new leader in January the witch hunt on Muslim immigrants and refugees has been amplified

are uniting for human rights concerns. That is because Donald J. Trump who was appointed the 45th president of the United States of America had a campaigned based on misogynistic, xenophobic and racist rhetoric (Landler). Likewise, Trump spewed islamophobia into our nation All through his campaign Donald J. Trump talked about mass deportations, discontinuing the allowance of muslims into the United States, the

Cultural Division “You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.” - Malcolm X. During the 2016 Presidential Election there were many forms of cultural division, for a time when the nation was torn apart, the election did not help. Throughout the United States they are multiple examples of cultural division from the mosque burning, to the proposal of mass deportation, to the lynching of Frederick Jermaine Carter and Lennon Lacy. All of these show that

Being a Muslim in America country is a struggle, and ever since 9/11, things have taken a turn for Muslims. When Trump was elected president, the discrimination against Muslims has grown stronger. People need to be educated about Muslim culture and eliminate the perception that every Muslim is a “terrorist.” The community I am looking towards on the University of Kentucky campus is the MSA. The MSA is the Muslim Student Association and their goal is to promote Islam and teach us all about the peaceful

Occasionally, an event occurs in history that transforms (for better or worse) a country’s economic, social, and political status. While most history blends together to form the foundation of what present-day America is, there are few events which are seen in the world as prominent “turning points” in our past. Two of those include the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and Niel Armstrong becoming the first American man to walk on the moon. When Apollo 11 landed on the moon, America surprised the world greatly

in the 1800s - 1900s, the denial of rightful citizenship of Asian Americans in the 1970s (along with Japanese Americans forcibly being placed in internment camps), antisemitism and denial of Jewish immigration into the US during the Holocaust, Islamophobia in the late 1900s - current day, the murderous marches of Neo-Nazis (and the lack of condemnation from the American government for their horrific actions), and so much more.

I found the different views of Muslims interesting. In the first Buzzfeed video, they had “ordinary” people (like Americans), stating that they were Muslims and that they were “normal” like the rest of Americans. But, in the second video it was kind of going against what the first video was about. They were more saying that, yes we are Muslims and we are different and we have different views, but what's the big deal? It really caught my attention about how some people just want to blend