Danielle Villanueva
For this assignment, I referenced Eisenstein’s ideas on Islamophobia and feminism and it’s affects on the global war on terror. Many concepts of the global war on terror can relate to today’s US involvement in Syria.
Islamophobia is the fear and hatred of Islam, Muslims, and their culture. Westerners who have Islamophobia tend to believe that those in the Islamic culture have violent tendencies. This idea came about in the wake of September 11th and can be used to analyze ISIS. Although it is important for the media to broadcast their oppressive nature they are instituting within Islamic culture, it is also important to note that these radical Muslims are becoming the poster child for the Islamic culture as a whole.
Next, I focused on Eisenstein’s idea as Feminism as a Constitute. Mainstream feminism is heightening Islamophobia. The media has perceived Islamic societies as extremely oppressive towards their women; and although ISIS is extremely unjust towards women, that does not entail that the culture as a whole think similarly. The Bush administration centered on saving Afghani women from the Taliban. We are now focusing on how to save Afghani women from ISIS. Is this a suitable approach to justifying the war on terror?
These ideas sparked my interest and helped me narrow my opinion on the global war on terror. I’m hoping from this each one teach one, you can conclude your own opinion.