Hate Crime

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/05/heritage-muslim-benghazi_n_5559981.html

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Muslims-Face-Bigotry-in-Wake-of-Paris-Attacks-353170781.html

During a panel discussion on the attack of on the Benghazi which left four Americans dead, a Muslim women speaks out on her faith. She tells the panel that there are 1.8 billion Muslims whose faith are not being properly represented. She was quickly snapped at by one of the panelist representative who made and ugly remark at her. The panelist representative basically belittled what she said by telling her no one is thinking about Muslims and their views all they care about is that four Americans died. The panelist then goes on to say that because she brought it up the panelist had to lay out the facts. The panelist mentions that of course not all Muslims are terrorist but 150,000 to 300,000 are. This settle bash at Muslims is why our country is afraid of all Muslims. Though the panelist was only spitting out facts the way she went about it created controversy. The video can be viewed in the link above.

Another article discusses how the devastating attack on Paris affects Muslims everywhere. Omar Alnajjar says that just because they are Muslim does not mean Muslims everywhere need to be blamed. He says he is not like them because they are terrorist who will kill anybody. After the Paris attack American senators made Muslims a target for hate crimes by making statements like they refuse to help any Syrian refugees in fear that some will be terrorist trying to exploit the system. Farhana Khera, the president and executive director of Muslim Advocates tries his best to keep the situation controlled by denouncing the attack on Paris and continuing to raise funds to help refugees find safe passage to the United States. Despite these peaceful attempts the year began with the killing of three Muslim students and the threats still continue.

Much like these article the book Presepolis by Marjane Satrapi touches on the segregation Muslim women feel not just in the United States but in their own community. When Marji visited the Western Europe only to be surprised and taken back that Americans viewed her country as evil. This was surprising because she saw herself as a victim. She is forced as a women to wear veils and full-body clothes. She moved from the country to go live with nuns to avoid being a victim in her later years. All these examples of how Muslims are being targeted should open all our eyes to better recognize hate and racism when we see it so we can stand up against it.