Silent Victims: The Plight of Arab & Muslim Americans in Post 9/11 America (Paperback)

by Aladdin Elaasar (Author) "On September 12, 2001, Leaders of Arab-American and American Muslim groups met in Washington, D.C. and issued the following statement: We condemn in no uncertain..." (more)
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" Whenever people face sadness and tragedy then complimenting something that comes out of it becomes harder. This book provides the nation with a rich detailed lived history, which did not begin with September 11, 2001. It is an excellent compilation of events, reports and lived experiences. This documented collection of story will give readers a new chance to fill in the gaps within a historical context that Arabs and Muslims Americans have lived in. In the wake of the events of 9/11, since the tears flooded our faces, we have been forced to recount the events that created the bias and hostility toward Muslims, Arabs, and Islam. This book is a must read for those who are willing to consider the possibility that Arab and Muslim Americans should not become the scapegoats for the world''s disharmony." Dr. Sima Imam, Professor of Education at National Louis University, Illinois, and President of American Muslim Civil Rights. The increasing public-s curiosity about the Arabs, Muslims and the Arab and Muslim Americans in the United States has been unprecedented. This book explains the phenomenon of stereotypes stigmatizing Arabs and Muslims, and how it has affected their lives, a phenomenon that demonized and dehumanized almost two billion people in this world." --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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" Whenever people face sadness and tragedy then complimenting something that comes out of it becomes harder. This book provides the nation with a rich detailed lived history, which did not begin with September 11, 2001. It is an excellent compilation of events, reports and lived experiences. This documented collection of story will give readers a new chance to fill in the gaps within a historical context that Arabs and Muslims Americans have lived in. In the wake of the events of 9/11, since the tears flooded our faces, we have been forced to recount the events that created the bias and hostility toward Muslims, Arabs, and Islam. This book is a must read for those who are willing to consider the possibility that Arab and Muslim Americans should not become the scapegoats for the world''s disharmony." Dr. Sima Imam, Professor of Education at National Louis University, Illinois, and President of American Muslim Civil Rights.The increasing public's curiosity about the Arabs, Muslims and the Arab and Muslim Americans in the United States has been unprecedented. This book explains the phenomenon of stereotypes stigmatizing Arabs and Muslims, and how it has affected their lives, a phenomenon that demonized and dehumanized almost two billion people in this world."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (June 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418410551
• ISBN-13: 978-1418410551
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #596,746 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for everyone, August 30, 2006

A Kid's Review

I really did enjoy reading this book, cover-to-cover. It's very touching and very informative. It will change your ideas about a lot of things. The writer along with other expert contributors have done a great job bringing out all of these real moving stories. I would recommend this book for every human being who cares about other fellow human beings.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read, May 6, 2009

By	Mohamad Alkhatatbeh "Abu Kattab" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is an important document on American history. It is a must read for everyone. It should
required reading at schools and colleges in history, social studies and political science classes.
It has inspiring stories of many Arab and Muslim Americans that we need to know about.
It also does analyses where hatred come from and how we can deal with.
With detailed reports and documents the author does a great job of documenting what happened after 9/11 that affected many communities in the USA and worldwide.
Elaasar is a very enjoyable writer to read. A great story teller. I also enjoyed reading his other book THE LAST PHARAOH which was very revealing.
The author is obviously a committed advocate of tolerance, coexistence, human rights and presents a very human approach that's healing.
In this wonderful book, SILENT VICTIMS, the reader will learn about the phenomenon of stereotyping and scapegoating that has pervaded in our society.

Mohamed

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Eye Opener: Highly Recommended for American History Classes, June 15, 2009

By	M. Elaasar "Julie Goldberg" (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

More than eight years have passed marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation, yet we are still recuperating from the shock that this sad and tragic event has caused us, as a society. The American people are still trying to make sense out of what happened.

Meanwhile, the public's interest to learn about Arabs and Muslims, in general, and Arab and Muslim Americans, in particular, has been unprecedented. The nation has been looking for means of self-healing and reconciliation.

To many Arab and Muslim Americans, 9-11 also represented a turning point in how America is struggling to accept them as a community with a distinct religious identity. The wave of anti-Muslim hate crimes after 9-11 was the worst in the nation's history. Although it has tapered off since the early weeks of the crisis, anti-Muslim agitation in television and radio has contributed to unprecedented acts of hate crimes.

Islam and Muslims became a matter of public discourse in America. Along with major media organizations, mainline Protestants and Catholics, as well as members from the Black, Latino, Asian and Jewish communities have favored a position that distinguishes between extremists and mainstream Muslims. On the other hand, some zealots have actively sought to drive a wedge between Arab and Muslim Americans and the nation. Members of these groups revived the defunct "clash of civilizations" thesis and have actively worked for the exclusion of Muslims from public forums, while continuing to argue for anti Arab & Muslim public policies.

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