Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, all people wearing turbans are stereotyped as Muslims and terrorists even though this is not always the case. Many people's attitudes toward Muslim Americans are no longer the same as they were before 9/11. There are many negative stereotypes about the Muslim religion today that are not always true, and their effects on American Muslim people can be harmful and cause many personal and emotional problems. Life became more difficult after September 11 for Muslim Americans and this made the American dream more difficult for Muslims to achieve. The way Muslims were treated after 9/11 is very different from before. Before 9/11, there was certainly some discrimination against Muslim Americans, but after the attacks, between 2000 and 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reported a 1,700% increase in hate crimes against Muslim Americans ( Khan and Ecklund, 2012). “While trying to adapt to the aftermath of 9/11, Muslim Americans have faced an increase in negative stereotypes carried by common culture, and Muslim immigrants have faced more negative attitudes than any other group. “immigrants” (Khan and Ecklund, 2012). Since the September 11 attacks, people who dress very Muslim-like have worried about hatred and hostility from people of other ethnicities (Khan and Ecklund, 2012). When listening to the media, one may hear reports of negative stereotyping of people who resemble the Muslim faith, which may lead one to believe that these people are violent. Negative attitudes toward Muslim Americans can have detrimental effects on their success in America and their success in achieving the American dream. Many people's first thoughts when they see the middle of a paper......have dimmed considerably as the years pass. It is becoming easier for Muslims in America since they are no longer seen as terrorists and violent people as often as before. Works Cited Attitudes toward Muslim Americans after 9/11. Accessed April 28, 2014, from http://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jmmh/10381607.0007.101/--attitudes-toward-muslim-americans-post-911?rgn=main;view=fulltextWashington Post. Accessed April 28, 2014, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/muslim-americans-say-life-is-more-difficult-since-911/2011/08/29/gIQA7W8foJ_story.htmlMuslims in America, article 11 september. (nd). http://www.apa.org. Retrieved April 27, 2014 from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/09/muslims.aspxVerbrugge, A. (2005). Muslims in America. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Yousafzai, M. (2013). I am Malala: the schoolgirl who resisted the Taliban. London, United Kingdom: Orion Publishing Group.