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Above is a link to a Youtube video discussion Islam in America post 9/11/01. It discusses that even though terrorists who crashed into the Twin Towers were extreme Muslims, but many Americans as a result of this event act prejudiced toward many Muslims in America. The video interviewed a Muslim taxi driver who experienced this prejudice such as not being paid or treated fairly anymore. I learned that there are many groups, like the one in the video, who study Islam. In the lessons teachers take time to explain the true ideals of the religion, clearly marking that they are different from the extremist views of the terrorists. I also learned that many Muslims are moving back to their home countries because they feel their freedoms are being violated due to this new prejudice feelings. I chose this article because I knew this was a relevant form of religious strife in our country today. I think to change the prejudice feelings Americans need to be more educated in the Islam faith. If they understood the teachings and understood that the terrorists were part of an extremist group, their fears and suspicions would be cleared. Americans should not believe everything they hear and put an effort to seek out the truth before a judgement is made toward Muslims.
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Turner, Lane. "Anti-Islam Video Protests." The Big Picture. boston.com, 17 September 2012. Web. 3 Oct 2012. .
ReplyDeleteThe source I chose to conduct my research included thirty pictures that were taken to represent the aggression and hatred towards America in the world recently, because of a poorly produced Anti-Islam video that was posted on YouTube, mocking their prophet. The violence depicted in the pictures includes protesters setting fire to U.S. flags, burning effigies of Obama, and vandalizing U.S. embassies. Most of the Islam community around the world is furious about the mocking of their prophet in the video, and therefore are having violent outbursts of anger towards the U.S. In Islam society, the prophet is the most important aspect of their faith. They respect and love the prophet more than their parents or themselves. After the video was posted, large riots started hitting the streets. The protestors took it to extremes, and even ransacked the embassy in in Libya. So far, 17 people have died, including the U.S. ambassador from Libya. I learned that even a small thing like a poorly produced video from a person in Florida can spark a whole religious movement of aggression towards the society in which the video came.