Trying To Get Rid of My Bias

Keith — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:04:38 +0000

Last week, I wrote about how the challenges of this class extend far beyond anything that can be explained on a syllabus, and this week I suppose is more of the same. However, what I’ve been struggling with this week, or rather the past couple of weeks, is the comment Jordan had heard and brought up in class. The specific comment, which I believe she said was made by a fellow student in another one ...

Muslims in America

Jordan — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:35:29 +0000

http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/05/46966119.html I found this interview very interesting because it shows how Arab Muslims in the United States are the most recent group to be oppressed because of their social identities in a country which has a long history of doing that just that to many different groups. Dr. Bagby insightfully notes that while on paper American Muslims succeed in America, in reality they often face overt racism. He also calls on the American Muslim community ...

Arabs – Contemporary Racism

Trying To Get Rid of My Bias

Muslims in America