SOCIAL AND MULTICULTURAL DIVERSITY Counseling Arab Americans Jay C Coleman Amridge University Abstract The belief‚ common among non-Arab Americans‚ that Arabic families are oppressive and dominated by violent fathers who mistreat their wives and children‚ has been documented in numerous sources (e.g. Suleiman‚ 1988‚ Al-Mughni‚ 1993). This is probably not unexpected given the struggle to fit traditional Islam with expanding women’s rights throughout the Muslim world (Al-Mughni‚ 1993). Despite
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In Arab in America and Monster what it means to be American is defined by race‚ in The Walking Dead racial biased is less of an issue. When Tyrcee and his daughter and her boyfriend come upon Rick and there group‚ Rick is immediately welcoming to the outsiders and even says “we could make some room in the RV for you if you and your kids want to stick around”(13) as though he were inviting neighbors over. Rick is as welcoming to the strangers as Glenn and the rest of the group was to him when he
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Introduction The Arab-Israeli conflict was a result of the two populations fighting over whose land Israel rightfully was. The Arabs believed that the land was rightfully theirs and saw the Jews as intruder’s .The Jews that were migrating there from various different countries believed that Israel was the Holy Land and that it was their homeland. After 1900‚ more and more Jews began to arrive in Palestine because of the increase in Zionism among the Jewish population. The increase was slow but after
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How Did Hollywood Change the Portrayal of Lesra? “The Hurricane” is a movie based on the story of Lesra Martin‚ and his success in freeing the wrongfully accused boxer Rubin “Hurricane“ Carter. The movie takes place in the 1980s in the cities of West New York and Toronto following Lesra’s attempts to free Carter. The Hollywood portrayal of Lesra has been changed substantially from reality as they incorrectly portray Lesra as a shy‚ tough‚ and unconcerned with his studies. In real life‚
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Over the years Hollywood has always entertained us with the greatest movies that they have released. Most of these movies were based on fantasy and some were fictional and others were based on true events too. These movies that are based on true events aren’t always true‚ sometimes they added scenes and events that are false and never even happened in reality.The question is‚ do they have the right to distort history? and why do they do so? Sometimes hollywood directors need to create some scenes
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The Roman playwright Plautus is attributed as claiming “You must spend money to make money‚” and few industries seem to be taking this so obviously to heart as Hollywood in the 21 st century. Even before the birth of the modern blockbuster in the mid-1970’s‚ studios had been chasing the concept of big – big spectacle‚ big events‚ big grosses‚ and now‚ big openings and big‚ continuing franchises. But there’s a rising sense that something is being lost in the scramble for topping the previous box
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This video shows the different aspects of the Arab Spring from the viewpoints of Mary Jane Deeb‚ Tarek Masoud‚ and Hisham Melhem. Mary Jane Deeb believes that because of the uniqueness of every country’s situation there is bound to be unique outcomes. She explains that Libya is a fairly new state and therefore is not as progressed as other countries. However she adds that Egypt’s army takes up a big portion of control in the area and are very influential. She sees that most countries are taking after
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has escalated into a full scale violent uprising against the dictatorial government of President Bashar Al-Assad. This insurrection has placed Syria at the head of a growing regional movement called the ‘Arab Spring’ which is calling for more freedom and modernization of government throughout the Arab states. With no end to the violence in sight‚ foreign intervention becomes more and more likely. One recent developing story from Syria is the assassination of Kurdish politician Meshaal Tammo by forces
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white skin. While there’s nothing wrong with caucasian actors and actresses‚ it’s the lack of diversity in their work. We’re getting tired of the same people gracing our screens‚ occasionally allowing the token Hispanic play a tired out stereotype. Hollywood must allow other cultures to paint the image of diversity alongside the established caucasian stars‚ rather than depicting a false picture of America. It’s unarguable; American movies and television are prominently white. Is this because people
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Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land
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