Controversy with Muslim Americans After 9/11

“For a few years after 9/11, everybody got extremely scared,” he said. “Since then, religious and political leaders have acted more responsibly. Though the rhetoric has gone into high gear, the reality on the ground has been won, slowly but surely, by cooler heads and the better instincts of the American people.”


"If we're so ashamed of it and we're trying to hide it, people will respect us less. I really believe that when you're proud of your identity and you stand-up for your culture, people respect you more."


With 9/11 anniversary coming up, suspicion of repeated Muslim attacks are a popular topic in news today. The U.S. is taking all precautions they can to keep the country safe and sadly sometimes it turns into stereotyping and singling the Muslim society out. Its been 10 years since September 11, 2001 when the World Trade Center was attacked and thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives because of a terrorist attack. In the article I read, it brought to light the controversy with Muslim Americans and how hard it is for them even after all these years. Yes, stereotyping is wrong and hurtful in so many ways, but what we experienced on that tragic day is so much more painful. “There’s a great deal of ‘We want to be Americans.’ They see opportunity here.” This quote from the article is saying that there are plenty who live here who came for better opportunity and sadly get put into the category as a "suspicious one" when they have no intent to harm us. But there are still many who are here pretending to be here for better opportunities but they really aren't. And that's where some Americans have eased up by letting their guard down and feeling sorry for the innocent Muslims, but what about the thousands of innocent Americans we lost on 9/11.




This article was of major interest to me because 9/11 is such an important date in our country's history. It was such a tragic thing that happened and so many lives were taken and after reading this article, really made me think how we need to continue to have our guard up and be very cautious who we let into our country. Not saying stop every Muslim person you see on the street, but just be careful because the reason we haven 9/11 as an anniversary is because we weren't careful and protective enough of our country and the people. The people responsible for 9/11 should be punished...and the people still working for them and still involved, should be ashamed to be a part of something so horrible. I hope to see continued protection for our country.




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