Tag: 9/11
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Post-9/11 Surveillance
After the events of 9/11, the United States saw two major changes to surveillance. Firstly, there was a large impact on Muslims, Arabs, and anyone that appeared to be “Muslim, Arab, or Middle Eastern” (Volpp). In relation to this, the United States saw an influx of racial violence and profiling. Meanwhile, laws such as the…
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War on Terror
The War on Terror began as a global counterterrorism campaign in response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. Not only has this war taken place for the last 20 years, but it has also cost a total of $8 trillion and resulted in over 900,000 deaths. A part of the War on Terror was…
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Unifying Rhetoric
On August 16, 2021, President Biden addressed the nation with the intent to explain the removal of American troops in Afghanistan. A survey conducted by The Chicago Council on July 26, 2021, showed that 70% of Americans supported the idea that the U.S. should “withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021” (Sullivan…
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With Us or Against Us
Only eight days after the attack on the World Trade Center, President George W. Bush gave a speech to a joint session of America’s Congress and the nation. The speech, transcribed and published in The Washington Post, serves as a means to unify the United States with other countries under the “great cause” of…
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Cowards vs Saviors
On August 16th, President Biden addressed the nation following the beginning of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. He was honoring President Trump’s previous deal to have troops removed by May 2021. Leading up to the actual removal, the Taliban had taken over the capital of Nimroz province and, the day before these remarks, the Taliban had…
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Finding Home
Changez’s Changing Opinion Towards His Home in Lahore In The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Changez struggles to find his identity as a Pakistani man living in New York post-9/11. When he takes some time off of work to visit his home in Lahore, he notices a shift in his attitude towards his home.…
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Assimilating Imperialism
“I lacked a stable core, I was not certain where I belonged in New York, in Lahore, in both, in neither—and for this reason, when she reached out to me for help, I had nothing of substance to give her… I had been willing to try and take the persona of Chris, because my own…
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Political Rhetoric: Afghanistan
An ever-changing and difficult topic in the political world in recent months is one that has been among headlines for 20 years: Afghanistan. American troops arrived in Afghanistan in 2003 with the objective of bringing Osama Bin Laden and every other Al-Qaeda terrorist to justice that took part in the planning and execution of the…
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Identity in “Him, Me, Muhammad Ali”
Many Arab Americans have experienced adversities regarding their identity because they identify with two countries that each have unique cultures. Americans who also identify with the Middle Eastern countries that were villainized by America in the early 2000s felt as if they could not openly identify with both countries after 9/11. Scholars have commented on…
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20th Anniversary of 9/11: What Do We Remember Now?
Summary: September 11, 2001, completely changed America’s national security processes and resulted in the formation of The Homeland Security Act, which paved the way for other national security programs. The Homeland Security Act was passed in November of 2002, one year and three months after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. This Act paved the way…