Examples Of False Stereotypes Of Islam

* Just because you are Arab does not define you as being a follower of Islam.

Arab are an ethnic group native to the Arab world. Arab American trace their ancestor roots to several Arab countries. Lebanon is the homeland of majority of Arab Americans, followed by Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, and Jordan. The Arab world consists of 21 countries that span from North Africa to the Persian Gulf. Arab Americans are as diverse as their countries of origin, with unique immigration experiences that have shaped their ethnic identity in U.S. While the majority of Arab American descend from the first wave of mostly Christian immigrants, Arab American Muslim represent the fasted growing segment of the Arab American community.

cultures and their behavior styles; in order for the culture to accept any type of assistance medical, financial, and education and assist in breaking barriers for counseling with this culture. Arab is one of the well-known culture around the world with a strong connection with Islam. They believe in one God (Allah) and Muhammad is his prophet. In addition, they also believe in Jewish and Christian tradition. Furthermore Arabs are not all Muslim, not are all Muslims Arab. Fewer 20% of Muslims worldwide are Arabs (Hasnain, Shaikh, & Shanawani 2008). There are 22 countries that Arabs are currently living in United States that share common terms of religion, language, and culture; however they vary politically, socially, and economically,

The world is filled with different races, cultures, religions and beliefs; everyone has a different opinion and perspectives on life. Unfortunately not everyone respects other peoples personal opinions, this had led to discrimination, stereotyping, hatred and even war. After many incidents that affected the world; Arabs started being discriminated by many people. People were stereotyping the Arabs and they had the wrong image about them.

These stereotypes have not only led to “hate crime” but also to discrimination. Merriam-Webster define discrimination as a prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment. Muslim Americans do not only experience discrimination in the streets but it may also happen at their place of employment and school. These are places where they should feel to free to work as they must without the fact that they are Muslim get in the way of their productivity.

There are Christians and Jews. There are Muslims that are extremist and do not tolerate anyone who is not Muslims. But the Muslims that follow the Qur’an respect other religions. It is a belief that Arabs, at least the ones in Morocco are backwards, and uncivilized. Which is the total opposite. It is assumed that all women are oppressed by men, again it depends on which way they interpret the Qur’an (Intelligence, 2006). A lot of the radical Arabs take the Qur’an literally, and does not discern the true meaning found in the scriptures. Arab Muslims in Morocco have a lot in common with American families. But considering where they live they might be a bit more resilient. I remember Rani came over to my house to help me paint, he was not aware that our paint came already mixed, they had to do that

Islam, a major world religion, founded in Arabia and based on the teachings of Muhammad, who is called the Prophet. One who practices Islam is a Muslim. Muslims follow the Koran, the written revelation brought by Muhammad. The Muslim world population is estimated at more than 1 billion. Islam is the quickest growing religion.

Nowadays , people are being classified based on their ethnicity . A great example would be the Islamophobia or fear of / for Islam or Muslims . Often times , Muslims are being judged quickly as terrorist because of some issues today like the Paris terror attack which is caused by group of ISIS . Muslims are being affected on how people see them as a threat especially those who are unaware of the certain issues . The reason for this kind of concern is because of how media portrays the matter . In this issue , some people care and some don't . This is not only happening to Canada but around the world . As a student studying sociology , this stereotyping is a bad news to hear . It is a big concern to society more importantly to Muslims , as they

There was once a time in my life where I had judged a certain racial group by a ¨ single story¨. Social media had altered the appearance of the Muslim community. Muslims were altered to appear as terrorists, suicide bombers, and a great threat to the United States. Because of social media altering the Muslims´ appearance, this had made me view Muslims in a very negative manner. I saw Muslims as the way they were portrayed by the internet, a group of terrorists, suicide bombers, and a threat to our country. However, my false opinion had soon changed when I met a Muslim in person, she was the kindest woman I had ever met. I had also taken a liking to her culture as well meeting her family and getting to know them well had completely changed my

Majority of Middle Eastern Americans are of Arab descent although there is a sizable population of Iranian Americans. It is estimated that at least 1.7 Americans are of Arab descent and over 300,000 Americans are of Iranian descent. Iranian Americans are largely concentrated in the states of California, Texas, and Washington D.C., while Arab Americans live in all 50 states. One third of all Arab Americans live in California, New York, and Michigan. Overwhelming majority of Arab Americans (94%) live in metropolitan areas of New York/NJ, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. The largest group among Arab Americans is of Lebanese background. Most Middle Eastern Americans are Christian

Arab people stem from many different regions including 22 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen ("Arab American," 2014). The Arab culture include several ethnicities such as Shias, Sunni, Druze, Ismalites, and Nusayr (Matusiak, 2013). It is important to know Arabs are not a race, but a diverse culture ("Facts about Arabs," 2014). The Arab people are measured as being among the “most educated” population with a higher percentage of college educations than the American population (Matusiak, 2013). Family is important in the Arab culture. Many Arabs live within close proximity of family and have close relationships ("Arab American," 2014).

Stereotypes often determine how we see people who are different from us. Stereotypes play such an important role in our perceptions of others, but what exactly are they? A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing (Williams, 2013). In essence, stereotypes are not limited to different races and ethnicities, but also include: genders, social classes, cultures and even certain hobbies. In light of the increase of negative attention that Muslims have been receiving in the media, the stereotypes discussed in this paper will be centered on Muslims. Specifically, the stereotype that all Muslims are terrorists will be analyzed.

Inherited stereotypes of Muslims are dominant; Muslims are treated as savages, and the citizens of Qu’nesh are shown to be backward, illiterate, and ignorant of worldly matters. This representation serves a larger political agenda. Towards the end of the twentieth century, there was a widely shared view that Muslim countries were meant to remain under western tutelage, as much because they were profitable as because they were underdeveloped and in need of Western discipline. Be that as it may, and despite the frequent racism and aggression directed at the Muslim world, Europeans did express a fairly energetic sense of what Islam meant to them. Hence the misrepresentations of Islam – in scholarship, art, literature, music, and public discourse-

Arabs, as part of the Eastern world, have been and are continually othered by the West. In fact, the continuous process of vilification and negative portrayals has created some kind of general opinion and understanding of Arabs and Islam both in the United States and in the rest of the world. According to some sweeping generalizations, an Arab should be someone coming from the Middle East. An Arab should necessarily be a Muslim. An Arab should be either a rich sheikh with a beard and a long robe or a Bedouin roaming the deserts with his camels and flocks of sheep. An Arab should be a terrorist driven by the heavenly promise of angelic women in the afterlife and who coldheartedly kills innocent people, mainly Americans and Europeans,

The very origin of Arabs began with Ishmael. God had given Abraham a promise of a son. Yet instead of waiting on God Sarah grew impatient and gave her handmaid to her husband to bare him a child because she was barren. I guess she was trying to help God out? This handmaid was an Egyptian maiden. So Hagar bare Ishmael. The prophecy concerning him was that he would be a wild man; his hand will be against every man's hand, and every man's hand against him; and he