Response to 9/11 The Event On 11th September 2001, four planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda. One of the planes flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre in New York City. 20 minutes after this horrible event, with camera crews sending pictures all over the world, a second plane crashed into the South Tower. Both Towers collapsed, killing 2,752 people. This number includes the innocent people on the planes, firemen, policemen and medical staff who had all gone to assist the crisis.
Islamophobia and 9/11 The September 11 attacks were a sequence of synchronized attacks by the radical group of Al-Qaeda upon the US on the 11th of September 2001. The 19 Islamist terrorists allied to Al-Qaeda hijacked commercial passenger jets and crashed two of the airliners deliberately on the Twin Towers and killing everyone on board. These events led to nearly 3,000 deaths and about 400,000 people were open to the elements of dust, smoke and a lot other chemicals. The fact that the attack was perpetrated by Muslims, there was a generalized view that Muslims were terrorists (Fiorenza, 2001). This brought about Islamophobia.
A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon, leading to a partial collapse in its western side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted at Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. In total, almost 3,000 people died in the attacks, including the 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes. It also was the deadliest incident for firefighters in the history of the United States. Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda.
Alienation of Islam in America Shayaq Masood Mrs. Gallman AP English AP 11 11 April 2011 What usually runs in people’s mind when they hear the word “Islam” or “Muslim?” . Many mistakenly associate Islam as the religion of the devil; as well as relating all Muslims to be terrorists. Americans tend to relate the terms as to what they hear in the media and political gossip. There are many reasons as to why these social misconceptions towards Islam and Muslims occur, however; it all begins with ignorance about Islam. Ignorance about Islam includes assuming mistakenly about: what the basic principles of Islam are?
It made them oppose the war. They were horrified by the things they saw on TV. The media played an important role in the anti-war movements. The media was one of the main reasons why the U.S government withdraw their troops, “television turned the American public against the war”. This evidence shows that the way people saw the war was changing.
In George Bush’s ‘war on terror’ speech, George Bush has strongly depicted Al Qaeda as iniquitous freedom haters. He starts by using emotional appeal in his first sentence stating Al Qaeda as “enemies of freedom” to create a sense of injustice towards the audience, which manipulates them to support Bush’s contention and also trigger an emotional response. In his third paragraph, he uses a metaphor to describe Al Qaeda: “Al Qaeda is to terror what the mafia is to crime”. This automatically creates a negative image in the audience’s mind and furthermore, highlights Bush’s main point. Throughout his whole speech, he uses an anger and disparaging tome to reflect Bush’s point of view.
Although the 911 attacks were made by Islamic terrorists, the whole Muslim community shouldn’t be punished. Jeff Greene, a democratic senate candidate from Florida stated: “President Obama has this all wrong and I strongly oppose his support for building a mosque near ground zero especially since Islamic terrorists have bragged and celebrated destroying the Twin Towers and killing nearly 3,000 Americans” (Associated Press). This statement is an example generalizing racial profiling. The Muslim community did not decide to hate America and religious views. The individuals that were responsible for 911 were the only individuals responsible for 911.
Intervention into a celebrity’s personal life, creation of bias reports regarding national or international issues and display of obscenity without viewer discretion, gave media the power to violate the rights of their freedom of expression. It cannot be denied that molding news in such a way can have an intense impact on the viewers. Media, in Pakistan, has exaggerated a lot of news only to gain popularity and public demand, showing dead bodies on roads after a bomb blast or violence in the country has only increased disrespect of our country internationally. So much as people have started considering Pakistan as a terrorist’s nation. Once a person from abroad reluctantly came to Pakistan, and to one’s shock, Pakistan seemed to possess a vast scenic beauty that one was not aware of.
The conflict has impeded on the ability of ordinary Muslim people to lead a happy and prosperous life. The recent anti-Muslim video that has stemmed from the U.S has provoked Muslim individuals to react in a way that nobody could have expected. The people protested and acted violently in order to demonstrate their disgust at being the victim of further discrimination. Although Paradise Road is a fictionalised movie, it is based on real occurrences and conflict, highlighting the unexpected qualities that are revealed in the face of adversity. Paradise Road uncovers the traumatic effects
War Photography Most people view war photography as a protest of the war. Displaying horrific photos of war is viewed as a means of providing insight into real life on the battlefield. Originally, public photos in relation to the war were used as propaganda to gain war support from civilians, and were heavily restricted by government regulations. Today, on the other hand, distribution rules on war photography have relaxed in terms of the amount released; however, rules on the photographs distributed are subject to stricter regulations and government scrutiny. Despite the fact that war photography is widely understood to provide insight into the real terrors of war, there are many flaws in the believed objectivity of these photos.