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How did 9/11 change us? How do we view Muslims since 9/11?



CONTINUUM QUESTION: How do we view Muslims since 9/11? How does your group answer the continuum question? Reach a consensus on your position and mark it with an " * " on the continuum.

WEAKER*-STRONGER



The way we view Muslims has changed in a negative way since September 11, 2001 because 9/11 according to World Book Online was "the worst acts of terrorism ever carried out against the United States." Ever since 9/11, Americans seemed to have lost trust in Muslims. "... [We] take one look at [a Muslim] and think, 'Hmmm, is he really one of us?" (Fisher, Marc). Discrimination against another race doesn't make a country stronger. "Even those who haven't [been discriminated against] may be affected by the stories of others' discrimination" (Moore 4). "Imagine... your family is ushered into a separate room for more than an hour of searching and questioning [instead of being waved through like everyone else]" (Huus). This is a story of an Islamic family after 9/11 who was suspected of terrorism. Not only have Islams been discriminated against, according to Omar Saribey of //The Christian Century// "...polls reflect the percentage of Americans with favorable views of Islam dropped, from 41% to 30% in the past five years." He also said "Americans say they now know more about Islam than they did 10 years ago... [and they] don't seem to like what they're learning." Our opinion about Muslims has made our country weaker and has caused us to do acts such as burning the Koran. This only makes the al-Qaeda more furious with us and does not solve any of the problems we have with them. We now view Muslims in a negative way after 9/11 and end up harassing some of our innocent citizens in fear of a 9/11 repeat.

Kornblut, Anne E. "Obama urges Fla. pastor to call off Koran burning." //The Washington Post// 9 Sept. 2010: n. pag. //The Washington Post//. Web. 8 Sept.2011.

Saribey, Omar. "10 years later, Muslims divided on improving negative image." //The Christian Century//. N.p., 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 8 Sept. 2011. .

"Muslims in America Divided On Improving image 10 years after 9/11." //Huffington Post//. N.p., 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 31 Aug. 2011.

Huus, Kari. "Muslim travelers say they're still saddled with 9/11 baggage." Today News: n. pag. Today News. today.msnbc.msn.com. Web. 8 Sept. 2011

Fisher, Marc. “American Muslims Search for Identity 10 Years after Sept. 11.” //The Washington Post// 11 June 2011: n. pag. //Washingtonpost.com//. Web. 28 Aug. 2011.

Moore, Jina. "Post 9/11, Americans may Muslims face most discrimination." //The Christian Science Monitor//11 Sept. 2009: 1+. //The Christian Science Monitor//. Web. 5 Sept. 2011.

Tom, Mockaitis. "September 11 terroist attacks." //World Book Advanced//. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2011. RUBRIC: A quality statement of the Group's Position will •clearly state a position that answers the Group's question,an •explain the Group's placement on the continuum •support the position and continuum placement with clear, focused evidence from each member of the group, •explain how the evidence clarifies and supports the group's position, •establish the credibility of each source, •cite the evidence with internal citations and include a Works Cited below the statement, •conclude by recommending the actions that American society should take going forward, •strictly adhere to the Power Paragraph format, •edit so that mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning. •be posted on the group’s wiki page.

Quality Participation with the Group and the Town Meeting includes , •engagement in organization and consensus building to develop the statement and wiki page, •collaboration in the writing and presentation of the statement the press, •quality individual contributions during the Question and Answer portion of the Town Meeting