Shortly after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, there were a number of attacks on Arab Americans (and people who were mistakenly identified as Arab Americans), because their identity had become stigmatized. What sort of stigma was this?
A) moral stigma
B) symbolic stigma
C) religious stigma
D) tribal stigma
E) physical stigma

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The stigma experienced by Arab Americans after the September 11 attacks is best described as "tribal stigma," which refers to the devaluation of individuals based on their association with a particular group, in this case, their perceived ethnic or cultural identity.

Shortly After the September 11 Attacks on the World Trade