Tag: MuslimAmerican
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The “Good” American Muslim
About “1.8 billion Muslims” make up the world population, and it is expected to grow up to “3 billion” by the year 2060, according to the Pew Research Center (1). Throughout the world, people that follow Islam can be found in every economic circumstance, race, and nationality, and the same can be said for Muslims…
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Identity in “Him, Me, Muhammad Ali”
Many Arab Americans have experienced adversities regarding their identity because they identify with two countries that each have unique cultures. Americans who also identify with the Middle Eastern countries that were villainized by America in the early 2000s felt as if they could not openly identify with both countries after 9/11. Scholars have commented on…
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Narrative Erasure of Muslim Americans’ Experiences in Media Tributes on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Look at the above image of the front page of The New York Times on September 11, 2021 in comparison to the front page on September 12, 2001. 20 years after four hijacked planes crashed into and destroyed the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and one in Shanksville, PA…