1. Explain the difference between Muslims and Arabs. Muslims and Arab Americans are different groups in the United States and although some Muslim Americans overlap with Arab ancestry‚ they are different from one another. Most Muslims are not of the Arab background. The Arabs are an ethnic group and the Muslims are a religious group. The name Arab Americans refers to the immigrants and their descendents from the countries that now comprise the Arab world. The Arabic language is the single most-unifying
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terroristic attack that shocked the whole world on September 11th in the center of New York City‚ Muslims in the Western world have been constantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11‚ media interest in Islam increased‚ where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11‚ many Muslims lived the normal‚ everyday life. However‚ the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community‚ where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately‚ many Americans were introduced
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Islam: The Challenge of Being Muslim The media is inundated with reports about Muslims‚ but do not accurately represent the Islamic Faith. Humayun Ansari (2003) stated‚ “Unless the root causes of Islamophobia are addressed‚ the deep divisions in our society will remain” (p. 8). How do we overcome this fear if the news reports Muslims protesting in violence against others unlike themselves in response to an anti-Islamic film posted on YouTube? Islam even though it is one of the three Abrahamic
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Muslim Women in Western Culture SOC 315: Cross-Cultural Perspectives April 24‚ 2011 Muslim Women in Western Culture Most people have seen a woman walking down the street or in a mall clad in what appears to be scarves wrapped around her head‚ covering her hair‚ ears‚ and neck. In some situations these women even have a veil covering up most of their face. This is becoming a common occurrence in the United States as the Islamic population grows. Some may view this as a way to make these women
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interesting video. For people who think of Muslims as bad‚ hate filled people this would be an extremely good video to have them watch. I have friends who are Muslims so I have never seen them the way that Dave did or the way that some of the random people who were interviewed do. I had my mother watch it and she seemed to think afterwards that maybe they were ok people‚ whereas before‚ she used to complain about the Mosques in Iowa City and she blamed all Muslims for 9/11. I see examples of ethnocentric
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Understanding the role of Muslim women The role of Muslim women in the Islamic world has led to much discussion and assumptions; unfortunately the discussion is often a negative one. The most common perceptions are of that women living under the oppressive dictatorships of their husbands and fathers‚ forced into marriage‚ and of course suffocated under the veil. The focus of the media on Muslim women around the world is concentrated on the ones wearing hijab‚ being treated as second
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“Being a Muslim woman in America isn ’t only about wrestling with stereotypes. American diversity and civil liberties have led to a new version of Islam. Young Muslims born in America have brought together the best of what American and Islamic cultures have to offer. This fresh and vibrant American Islam offers new perspectives that have been colored by the American experience -- something immigrant Muslims may not have necessarily indulged in.” “The Muslim-American experience is more
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Post-Classical Age‚ the Muslim societies had roles such as the expansion and prosperity of their empire‚ the standardized and organized form of government they brought‚ and finally‚ the spread of their culture through trading and invasions throughout the Post-Classical world. Firstly‚ the expansion of the Islamic empire kept growing and its prosperity was never lacking. Marco Polo‚ himself‚ observed the city of Tabriz‚ which was an urban area belonging to the province of Azerbaijan‚ a Muslim area. “The inhabitants
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How does the Muslim Ban affect America? The forty-fifth president Donald Trump called for an executive order to permit people from the top seven Muslim countries from entering the United States of America. The ban also revolves the visas of the people over here in the U.S permitting them from leaving or entering. The Muslim ban is unconstitutional‚ but It doesn’t only effect Muslim countries but America also. The Muslim ban effects science‚ allows discrimination and deters from the vision of the
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anti-Muslim crimes to non-Muslims‚ like in January of 2008 when a 63 year old Sikh man was attacked outside of his temple by a man who used profanities and screamed‚ “Arab‚ go back to your country.” (Southern Poverty Law Center) The Sikh man had just exited a sanctuary of peaceful worship to be attacked and harassed by a xenophobic white man. Not only are these crimes targeted to people of Islamic origins‚ but also to those who may share the same skin tone. In the minds of these abusers‚ anyone who
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