Americas New War Essay -- Middle East September 11 Terrorism Essays

Americas New WarThe events of September 11th, 2001 leave alone influence the lives of Americans for years to come. Some Americans will never fly on a commercial airliner again while others feel unsafe in their usual daily routine. Our country has felt a mix of emotions as the war on terrorism begins to unfold across the globe in Afghanistan. Yet I believe that a war on ignorance is intimately to unfold on our own soil. After the attacks the national news reports were filled with stories about Americans of Middle Eastern decent being targets for hat crimes and extra violence. At this point in time, Americans of every gender, race and religion need to focus on who are nations true enemies are. The attacks on America left me with a mix of emotions and unanswerable questions. I went to sleep on September 11th feeling unsettled. However in the days to follow I felt elicit watching the news reports about how ignorant Americans had been acting towards citizens of Middle Eastern descent . One news report that I recall vividly was about a West Bloomfield restaurant. Someone had claimed that when the news began to show actual pictures of the attacks on the World Trade Center customers and staff began to cheer. The story escalated and numerous rumors circulated the community and within a few days the Middle Eastern restaurant had little to no business. The owner was on the news stating that there were no celebrations within his restaurant and he wanted to show the surveillance videos from that day to show the city that this was all a lie. What I find even more frustrating is the ignorance that U.S. Representative ass Cooksey displayed by his comments about Muslims and Arab Americans after the terrioist attacks. Cooksey stated to a ... ...rty I had been to. I even learned to do a few traditional Arabic dances and tested some new Arabic food. I am fortunate to have experienced different aspects of a few Middle Eastern cultures. Over the last(a) few years I have lear ned about so many different aspects of Middle Eastern culture so now newsless Americans ideas about Arabs and Muslims frustrate me. After such a tragedy as the recent terrorist attacks I hope that fellows Americans will take it upon themselves to end this hatred that has surfaced. Its modify to treat someone differently because they wear a turban or own a party store. Americans should spend less time worrying about whos Arabic and focusing on what makes someone Arabic and accepting that. At this time Americans of all cultural backgrounds should unite together and stop the ignorance that is present in our American culture today.