Muslims, Arabs Saw Pay Drop After 9/11

Caroline Ellison
Soc 202
August 24, 2006
Current Event: Religion and Ethnicity
Study: Muslims, Arabs Saw Pay Drop After 9/11
The article I read was about a study that found after 9/11 anti-Islamic and anti-Middle Eastern sentiment hasn’t just taken an emotional toll on Muslim and Arab men in different parts of the world, it has also put a dent in their pockets. After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Arab and Muslim men saw their wages and income drop by 10 percent. The greatest decrease occurred in places with higher rates of ethnic and religious based hate crimes.
Part of the reason why pay decreased is because these men, mostly from predominantly Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Algeria, had fewer opportunities and were forced to find work in different industries that paid less than the jobs they used to be employed by before 9/11. The reduction in wages may be short-lived, since the most recent statistics show a “significant rebound” in earnings for Muslim and Arab men.
This article shows that ethnic and religious prejudice is a problem people around the world are dealing with daily. Although 9/11 was almost five years ago people are still taking out their anger on those from the Middle East. If people would become more accepting of Muslims and Arabs it would benefit us all.
Hussain, Rummana. "Study: Muslims, Arabs Saw Pay Drop After 9/11." Suntimes. 24 Aug. 2006. Digital Chicago Inc. 24 Aug. 2006 <http://www.suntimes.com>.