Muslims in US still living under Islamophobia
Although 21 years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred, the Muslim community in the US is still suffering from continuous hate, bullying, discrimination and violence against them, US experts said.
The 9/11 attacks ushered in a new era of hate crimes, racism, and xenophobia against Muslims, reported the Al-Jazeera English-language news
channel on the 21st anniversary of the terror attacks, adding that hate crimes against Muslims in the US skyrocketed immediately after September 11, 2001, and are still on an upward trend.
"Muslims continue to be the target of hate, bullying, and discrimination as a result of the stereotypes that were perpetuated by Islamophobes and the media in the years following the 9/11 attacks," said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
He attributed the Islamophobia problem to the reason that the US government needs a common "enemy" to blame.
A total of 62 percent of Muslims report feeling religion-based hostility and 65 percent felt disrespected by others, said Zahra Jamal, associate director of Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance in Houston.
Meanwhile, the US has a long history of "dehumanizing and marginalizing" ethnic and religious groups, including Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, and Asian Americans, the expert noted, urging the superpower to address the problem head-on.
The 9/11 attacks ushered in a new era of hate crimes, racism, and xenophobia against Muslims, reported the Al-Jazeera English-language news
channel on the 21st anniversary of the terror attacks, adding that hate crimes against Muslims in the US skyrocketed immediately after September 11, 2001, and are still on an upward trend.
"Muslims continue to be the target of hate, bullying, and discrimination as a result of the stereotypes that were perpetuated by Islamophobes and the media in the years following the 9/11 attacks," said Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the Los Angeles chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
He attributed the Islamophobia problem to the reason that the US government needs a common "enemy" to blame.
A total of 62 percent of Muslims report feeling religion-based hostility and 65 percent felt disrespected by others, said Zahra Jamal, associate director of Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance in Houston.
Meanwhile, the US has a long history of "dehumanizing and marginalizing" ethnic and religious groups, including Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, and Asian Americans, the expert noted, urging the superpower to address the problem head-on.
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