The Impact of 9/11 on Muslim Immigrants to the USA: A Post Traumatic Study of ‘Home Boy’

Abstract

This study is based on the novel, Home Boy, written by H.M Naqvi. It examines the post-traumatic stress of immigrated American Muslims following the terrorist attack of September, 11, 2001. The study follows the guidelines provided by Post Traumatic Stress Injury Model proposed by Charles Carter in 2001, 2007 and the by Carter, Powers and Bradley in 2020. The data for the study is qualitative and design is descriptive. It is based on the analysis of possible aspects of traumatic stress revealed in the whole text of the novel. The content for the analysis on the relevant matter has been chosen carefully. The analysis of the text shows that Muslims scored traumatic stress, phobia and mental torture after 9/11 due to maltreatment. The incident of 9/11 affected Muslims’ image very badly at the same time and it posed different challenges to the subsistence and sustenance of the Muslims of America, in particular, and the Muslims of the world in general.