Islam's Racism and Discrimination in My Name Is Khan Movie

Abstract

The research used a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The data were obtained by selecting scenes in the "My Name Is Khan" movie, an Indian drama movie. The movie brought up the tragedy of the World Trade Centre bombing in 9/11 and argues that America has already been destroyed even long before somebody literary blew up the country. In this film, there are elements related to racism in Islamic society in America. Social and cultural problems that lead to discrimination against Muslim minority communities. In this movie, there are some symbols that give rise to meaning and multiple interpretations. Khan’s main theme of the poem is to spread the message that the terrorists aren’t supposed to be Muslim. Based on this film's analysis results, there are several issues such as 11 September 2001, cultural identity, discrimination, Islamophobia, gender issues, and radicalism.

Keywords: Islamophobia, Racism, and Social Discrimination