Samia Serageldin It's Not About That Analysis

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The events of September 11th are remembered by all Americans. Our popular memory of this event was that it was an attack on our country and its citizens, and was the start of the war on terror. But looking at the aftermath makes one wonder: who exactly is considered a citizen in the United States? Is it everyone, regardless of color or religion, or is it only those who are viewed by society as “safe”? In Samia Serageldin’s “It’s Not About That”, she explains her experience sheds light on how Muslims today are treated in the USA. The first thing that stood out to me was how her significant other treated her, simply because she was different from him. He called her his “Arab pasionaria” when they would get into arguments over what was occurring

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