SOC 203 Week 3 DQ 1: Hate Crimes

The events of September 11, 2011, contributed to an increase in hate crimes against Muslims around the world & especially in the United States. In the first year after the September 11 attacks, anti-Islamic hate crimes in the United States rose more than 1,000%.

After reading the required materials for this discussion, please address each of the following questions: a. How has post-9/11 anti-Muslim & anti-Arab backlash & discrimination affected local & global communities? Please provide examples. b. How are hate crimes related to fear and/or ignorance? c. Why do some individuals & groups believe that violence directed at Muslims, as a form of revenge, is acceptable more than a decade after 9/11? There were many significant changes due to the event that...