Mistaken for Muslim

1700% Project: Mistaken for Muslim from Anida Yoeu Ali on Vimeo.

I don't really know if I'm allowed to make posts, but I'm just going to assume I am. This is a commentary on post-9/11 USA and the growing amount of national anti-Muslim sentiment. It's kind of artsy fartsy, but Anida Yoeu Ali highlights violence against Muslims with a poem made up mostly of news headlines.


Most people agree that bigotry is wrong, but even so, hatred against Muslims is rising at an alarming rate. What do you think gives us (and other countries for that matter) the belief that we have the right to treat a specific group of people this way?