In the aftermath of 9/11, the general American social sentiment could be characterized as a state of fear mixed with xenophobia. More specifically, the escalation of xenophobic tendencies were directed toward Islamic countries and Muslim American citizens. In 2001, the FBI released a report which detailed the xenophobia. The report found that 83.3% of all anti-Islamic hate crimes had occurred in the weeks following 9/11 and concluded with a “statistically significant increase in anti-Islamic hate crime” overall. Continue reading