Cultural Diversity Muslims and Arabs
Cultural Diversity
Muslims and Arabs
Arab Americans and Muslim Americans are often confused as the same subordinate group but are in fact quite different. Many people do not realize that Muslims are considered a religious group and Arabs are an ethnic group. Muslim American and Arab American communities are among the most rapidly growing subordinate groups in the United States (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims and Arabs practice their own traditions and have their own beliefs.
More than half of Arab Americans have been living in the United States for generations and the rest have emigrated from other foreign countries. Arabs emigrate from mostly the Middle East, which includes the countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Qatar. After entering the United States many settle and have remained in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and the largest population can be found in Dearborn, Michigan. Because Muslim is considered a religion it is hard to estimate how many are residing in the United States because there are no census data from which to work (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims populate most of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Islam, with approximately 1.3 billion followers worldwide, is second to Christianity among the world’s religion (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims take their religion serious praying up to five times a day and the government also reinforces Islamic practices through their laws. Not all Muslims are Arab American; they are of all ethnic groups because of convergence. Arabs practice different religions not just Islamic, such as Catholic, Christianity, and even Buddhism. Depending on the Arabic individual they do not take religion serious.
African Americans are one of the largest ethnic groups to converge to Muslim.
African Americans are estimated to account for 90 % of all converts to Islam in the United States (Schaefer, 2006). Many African Americans convert to Islam while incarcerated in prison. The Muslim prayer, a
Muslims and Arabs
Arab Americans and Muslim Americans are often confused as the same subordinate group but are in fact quite different. Many people do not realize that Muslims are considered a religious group and Arabs are an ethnic group. Muslim American and Arab American communities are among the most rapidly growing subordinate groups in the United States (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims and Arabs practice their own traditions and have their own beliefs.
More than half of Arab Americans have been living in the United States for generations and the rest have emigrated from other foreign countries. Arabs emigrate from mostly the Middle East, which includes the countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Qatar. After entering the United States many settle and have remained in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and the largest population can be found in Dearborn, Michigan. Because Muslim is considered a religion it is hard to estimate how many are residing in the United States because there are no census data from which to work (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims populate most of the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Islam, with approximately 1.3 billion followers worldwide, is second to Christianity among the world’s religion (Schaefer, 2006). Muslims take their religion serious praying up to five times a day and the government also reinforces Islamic practices through their laws. Not all Muslims are Arab American; they are of all ethnic groups because of convergence. Arabs practice different religions not just Islamic, such as Catholic, Christianity, and even Buddhism. Depending on the Arabic individual they do not take religion serious.
African Americans are one of the largest ethnic groups to converge to Muslim.
African Americans are estimated to account for 90 % of all converts to Islam in the United States (Schaefer, 2006). Many African Americans convert to Islam while incarcerated in prison. The Muslim prayer, a
References: Schaefer, R. T. (2006). Racial and Ethnic Groups (10th ed.)