Community | September 10, 2009 | 102 comments

Muslims fear backlash each 9/11

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32782444/ns/us_news-911_eight_years_later/

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Eight years after 9/11, many U.S. Muslims still struggle through the anniversary of the attacks. Yes, the sting has lessened. For the younger generation of Muslims, the tragedy can even seem like a distant memory. "Time marches on," said Souha Azmeh Al-Samkari, a 22-year-old student at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

Yet, many American Muslims say Sept. 11 will never be routine, no matter how many anniversaries have passed.

The anniversary brings a mix of emotions: sorrow over the huge loss of life, anguish over the wars that followed, but also resentment over how the hijackings so completely transformed the place of Muslims in the U.S. and beyond.

A poll released this week by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that 38 percent of Americans believe Islam is more likely than other faiths to encourage violence. That is down from 45 percent two years earlier.

It is now common in U.S. mosques for Muslims to preface public remarks by saying they know the government is eavesdropping but Muslims have nothing to hide.

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102 comments // Muslims fear backlash each 9/11

  • maof4brats
  • Nephwrack
  • maof4brats
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      maof4brats [removed]  

    • As people here know my husband comes from a Muslm country my eldest son and daughter were in the ROTC Airforce. and after 9-11 my daughter was beaten up by her partners in the ROTC. When I went to the Camandor he said "boys will be boys" I pressed charges on the 3 boys and they got a fine for a HATE CRIME. I know how these people feel.I first went to the parents and they kind of poo pooed it. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

    • 2 years ago
  • veronaaa
  • remanns
  • freecrack
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      freecrack  

    • western muslum population take a play from the jewish playbook here.
      we have alot more experience with this weve been hated by the west for thousands of years.
      stop appealing to them to not hate you. they know its wrong but just dont care. nothing you say will be taken right it will be percieved as terrorist sympathy.
      just clean up your own back yard. rail harder against anti semetism in your communities. stop tolerating hatred of christians when it appears. police yourselves so nobody has a reasonable right to do it for you. take away the hatefulls ammo.
      dont tell americans they should like you show them.

    • 2 years ago
  • StandaboveUnderstand
  • extremity
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    • freecrack:

      PLEASE DON'T BE AS CLOSED MINDED AS THOSE YOU ACCUSE. Some of us 'non-caring' Americans actually welcome people of all backgrounds and beliefs and only want to get rid of those closed minded individuals who generalize about another group of people when they themselves are hurt by the same thing. My wife is of Jewish descent and what I have learned being married to her is all people sometimes hurt others the way they have been hurt. Have you visited the West Bank? I have. There is a lot of hate happening on both sides. Let's end that hate and accept others - even us 'non-caring' Americans.

    • 2 years ago
  • sidewaysclyde
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    • freecrack:

      I don't believe telling them how to act or live is going to bridge any sort of communication or cultural gap. The Muslim population has been hated by the western population for a long time too, have you ever heard of Saladin? The Crusades? How about Al-Andaluz or Muslim Spain? The Reconquista? Did you know that it was under Muslim rule that these three religions somewhat peacefully coexisted for 700 years? Before you start telling them how to live and where they come from, first do some research and realize this problem is a lot deeper and has a lot more historical context than we can imagine.

      With that being said, intolerance of a group based off of the actions of few is no foreign concept here in the US, as you stated yourself. It's sad that almost every cultural group that has tried to create a niche for themselves in the US has always faced prejudice and discrimination. Those men who hijacked the planes and killed people were extremists, similar to the pastor in Arizona who wished President Obama's death. My point is that hatred is easy to spread, the idea of difference is easy to fall back on. What's hard to understand is that deep down there are common threads that connect us all. Wee are all looking for a better life, and that's why many came to the US. To get away from extremists and try to build a positive future for themselves and children.

    • 2 years ago
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