Discrimination against Muslims in the United States

In the United States, discrimination is nothing new. It just shows that the civil rights movement in the United States is still and forever ongoing. Ever since the founding of the United States, discrimination has been present in some means or form. There has been discrimination toward non-Christians, women, Native Americans, Latinos, blacks, gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and so forth. Today, discrimination toward those groups still exists. In addition, there is discrimination toward Jews and Muslims; the former stems from World War II and the latter, from the constant conflict in the Middle East. With the rise of Islamic radicalism or militancy, discrimination toward Muslims, let alone in the United States, has increased in great capacity. You have events such as the ongoing fighting in Libya and Syria; tensions between Israel and Palestine; Iran; Pakistan; conflicts in Africa; the events of September 11, 2001; Afghanistan; the Iraq War; and many others that add more fuel to the fire of discrimination and negative sentiment toward the American Muslim population.

Within the last few years, discrimination toward the U.S. Muslim population has increased. New York Times, back in 2010, ran a piece on Muslim discrimination at the workplace. Many Muslims have reported employment discrimination due to their religious faith. According to workers, employers barred them from wearing head scarves or taking breaks to pray. Cases and suits were filed against companies such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Sheraton, and many others due to discriminatory practices.

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