Arguably, a lot of changes took place in the United States after the September 11 attack. As a matter of fact, the relationship between the Arab American and the general public has tremendously changed the terrorist attack in United States on the September 11. The Arab Americans have undergone various experience that has affected their life and stay in the United States. The experience began due to the fact that the Arab Americans were seen as a diverse group spiritually, politically, as well as economically. Studies show that the September 11 attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda radicals, but the confusion, anger, and sorrow has made Arab Americans be associated with the attack by the non-Arab American community. Since then the stereotype thinking that drives non-Arab American community to associate the Arab-Americans to terrorists has made the Arab-Americans undergo a lot of unfavorable experience.
The Arb-American community in the United States have faced several situations that associate them to terrorism since the September 11. The Arab-American community is seen as the enemy of United States due to the fact that Arab and Muslim related notions are related to terrorism and termed as an enemy of the United States (Ameri 13). Discrimination and crime against Arab Americans has in the past decrease, but the violent crimes targeting the Arab-American. The manifestation of Arab-Americans in United States has taken place in very many situations from the September 11 (Jolls 1). One of the situation is the blocking of a mosque were Arab-Americans carried out their daily prayers and worship. These situations took place in Tennessee. This is a clear indication that Arab-Americans are discriminated based on their religious affiliation. According to non-Arab-Americans it is these mosques that nature and cover the terrorists who will come and harm the American people.
Transport industry has also been an avenue of discrimination for the Arab-Americans in the United States. For example, an Arab-American cab driver was assaulted in the State of New York because the passenger believed that he was one of the terror suspects that carry out attacks in the United States. After the incident a mosque in Missouri was destroyed based on the fact that it is a religious avenue for Arab-Americans in United States (Complete Survey 2). Arab-Americans are also discriminated in the Airports in the United States. Research shows that discrimination of Arab-Americans in the Airports is based on prejudice, stereotype, as well as over-zealousness by the personnel working in the airports. The Arab-Americans undergo serious and distinct check-up at the airport, which is a clear indication of discrimination (Daraiseh 3). Before the Arab-Americans use the United States airports they face humiliation, delays, as well as cross border detentions leading to social, emotional, and psychological issues.
In the United States education systems, Arab-Americans are becoming victims of discrimination since the September 11 attack. Arab-American students since the 9/11 attack has become victims and continue to face significant harassment and discrimination in school in the entire Unite States. After the September 11, Arab-American students were assaulted in schools and received public hostility (Tanenbaum 2). In fact, some of them were sent away in schools that they attended, while others could not resist the discrimination and assault in classrooms. The parents were forced to take their children into Arab-American schools, whereby the only students in the institutions are Arab-Americans (Hosseini 12). The Arab-American students are seen has a threat to other students in the school since they are seen as potential suspects to cause terror. The September 11 attack, has changed the was Arab-American students are viewed in schools, to many the Arab-American students attend public schools to gain skills and get information that will help them execute their ill terror motives.
Discrimination of Arab-Americans is also rampant in the workplace since the Septemeber 11 attacks. The Arab-American students come out of college education knowing that they have a lot of barriers to face either in searching for a job or building a good relationship with other co-workers. To Arab-Americans in the United-States maintain a job, finding a job, as well as securing a good pay is a great task (Malkin 87). There are situations whereby Arab-Americans are not given a job despite the fact they are qualified for the job. The fact that they are Arab-Americans make them not fit for the job in the United States offices. A report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shows that since the September 11 attacks in the united States, the public harassment, hate mail, as well as discrimination in the workplace against Arab-Americans have tremendously increased.
The Arab-Americas began to be discriminated in the workplace based on the hours of working. After the September 11 attacks the Arab-American suffered in terms of working hours. Basically, the discrimination in the workplace continues to be a problem for the Arab-Americans. The working conditions do not favor them since they are viewed as immigrants who have an intention of causing terror in the United States (Watan 2). In case of an attack in the United States today, media houses make a quick case describing the criminal has had the characteristics of Arab-American. This sort of description is an indication that the media have a stereotypical way of thinking that makes them victimize Arab-Americans without any evidence.
There are various treatments that have been developed to reduce or eliminate the suffering of Arab-Americans in discrimination. Undoubtedly, the September 11 attack in the United States began a discriminatory situation for Arab-Americans (Arab American Institute 5). The Arab-Americans have in many ways tried to overcome the oppression a discrimination. One of the main ways of overcoming discrimination in schools is taking their children to Arab related schools so that they will be taught the culture of the Arab-Americans. In such schools, there is no room for any oppression or assault from other people (Melnick 18).
Perhaps, there are many organizations that have been established to educate people on the importance of diversity. Just like any pother community people non-Arab Americans have understood the essence of diversity and cultural differences. In addition, they have also been taught on the history of Arab-Americans in United States. This is a good way of ensuring that people do not view Arab Americans as terrorists but rather American people (Hosseini 10).
The Arab-Americans have also been part of the issue of the United States, which will have helped in changing the stereotype thong of the public and media. Detroit is also one of the way that Arab-American is trying to overcome the oppression. It has expanded the Arab community organizations that will enable Arab-Americans are part of the politics and nation building in the United States (Malkin 90). The federal laws have also played a crucial role in ensuring that Arab-Americans overcome the oppression and discrimination in various sectors in the United States. The Federal law condemns hate crimes, which include criminal activities which is activated by race, ethnicity, religion, color, or nation of origin.
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