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kind. Walt Disney films are also based on American history or fairy tales that he Americanized. Some would argue

African-Americans, the start of Discrimination against Muslims was influenced by the media after the 9/11 attacks, the word discrimination means to unjust or treat other race, age, or sex unfairly, and judge their believes, the incident of 9/11 was one of the most tragic days in America, many people have lost their lives among those people that have lost their lives there were Muslims too. After this event many Muslims have faced hate and violence against them. According to the Arab anti- Discrimination

This is especially true for groups of people in the United States. Immigrants, especially of Arab origin and those with Islam as their religion are seen as terrorists. This is blatant racism and discrimination which is also completely against what this country stands for. Also concerned is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). This is an organization that is dedicated to raising awareness of civil liberties. The PATRIOT Act, as the name suggests

the film still perpetuates racism. It can be argued that although Disney has created a black princess, she spends most of the film as a frog anyway, unlike any other previous princess. The witch curse in the movie has African American masks insinuating that African Americans are magical and spooky. This is a misrepresentation and can be seen as racism. Another issue in this movie is that the prince is white, not black. Although there is no necessity for a black princess to have a black prince, if

Salam alaikum and good evening, everyone. I would like to thank Brother Naeem Baig and the ICNA National Committee for a phenomenal job organizing this year’s convention honoring the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and for inviting me to speak tonight. I would also like to thank my colleagues at the Arab American Association of New York for their hard work and dedication, which allows me the opportunity to be in attendance at this indispensable conference. I am extremely honored to be here with

terrorism acts. After the attacks on both the Pentagon and World Trade Towers, that changed as more Muslims reported that they felt their religion was singularly and undoubtedly entwined with acts of terrorism in the minds of most Americans. This led to the finding that 43% of Americans admit to feeling at least "a little" prejudice toward Muslims, a percentage that is more than twice the number who say the same about Christians (18%), Jews (15%) and Buddhists (14%) (Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, 2010)

Sahil Dosani Professor Shani Suber DIRW-0310-71031 19 October 2016 Why a Book Should not be Suppressed When books are forbidden, it illuminates a refusal of the censors to look at the world with open eyes; they close their eyes like they closed the banned book. Banning books uncovers more about the control than the book or the writer brought into the glare of publicity. Those who advocate banning books do so for various reasons, usually inappropriate language or social situations based on the perceived

to fighting slavery, trafficking, and labor abuse, as well as Saudi Arabia’s hesitant creation of anti-trafficking movements and legislation, indicate that such legislation is not necessarily in contradiction with the principles of Islamic law. Despite the reluctance of Western commentators and legal scholars to accept that Islamic law can reach outcomes largely similar to a Western legal system, anti-trafficking legislation and movements in Saudi Arabia have the potential to succeed. As such, more

The Indian caste system describes the system of social stratification and social restrictions in India in which social classes are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups, often termed jātis or castes. Within a jāti, there exist exogamous groups known as gotras, the lineage or clan of an individual. In a handful of sub-castes such as Shakadvipi, endogamy within a gotra is permitted and alternative mechanisms of restricting endogamy are used (e.g. banning endogamy within a surname). The

Department of Justice – enforces and investigates intellectual property infringements (USDOJ, 2010). o The U.S. President, U.S. Congress, and U.S. Courts – implemented The Civil Rights Act o Representative Howard Smith – added prohibition to discrimination based on sex (Clark, 1991) o Thomas Hernquist – Chairperson of AMA to fight against illegal marketing activity o John F. Kennedy – The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law o Robert Marjolin – led the Organization for Economic