The attacks of 9/11 was like a black day in the history of humanity and a never ending plea of sorrow and grief for the people of America, Terrorist by John Updike evaluates the after effect of 9/11 attacks and in the process many of the relevant points were raised in the novel related to ‘Shadow Colonialism’ of America in Muslim countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Israel, etc. This present study will evaluate the situation in terms of Updike’s novel Terrorist and present a critical form of the so called Shadow Colonialism.