Post Tagged with: "Islamophobia"

27Dec
2011

The Good and Bad of Islamophobia

Islamophobia quite literally (and linguistically) is a fear of Islam and Muslims; albeit, an intense, irrational fear of Islam and Muslims. Some Muslims hold that Islamophobia is a good thing. Why? How could fear of Islam benefit Islam?

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13Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Finding My Way

Al-Talib interviews Salmon Hossein on his experience growing up as an Afghan American post 9/11. Hossein is a recent UCLA graduate who is now pursuing a Masters of Public Policy at Harvard University.

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13Sep
2011

Returning to Unity, Moving Past Intolerance and Ignorance

Al-Talib interviews Casey O’Neill on her experience 10 years after the 9/11 attacks. She didn’t know about Muslims before the attacks but does not agree with the stereotypes and prejudices people hold against Muslims due to the attacks.

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13Sep
2011

Raised to Embrace People of all Faiths and Backgrounds

Al-Talib interviews Kelsey Paxton, a second year Psychobiology major at UCLA, about her experience living in post 9/11 America. Although she is not Muslim, she feels the need to defend Muslims and encourages others to be more accepting and understanding towards people of all faiths and backgrounds.

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13Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Proud to be an Arab American

Al-Talib interviews Kutibh Chihabi, a fourth year Neuroscience major at UCLA, on his experience growing up as a Muslim and Arab American.

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13Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Hiding my Arab and Muslim Identity

Al-Talib interviews Bayan Abusneineh, a third year Political Science major at UCLA, about how she and her family dealt with their Muslim and Arab identity in the US after 9/11.

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12Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Lies our Media Told Us

The most challenging experience was having to listen to all of the fear-mongering rhetoric from the media that permeated the education system. When I was 11, I argued with my class (including my teacher) that it would be wrong to invade Iraq claiming that there were no weapons of mass destruction.

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12Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: I’m an American Like You

Al-Talib interviews Asma’a Ayesh, a third year business student at Washington State University-Pullman, about how it was like growing up Muslim in the US. Ayesh shares her encounters with hate and ignorance from other Americans and hopes they see that she is an American like them.

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12Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Wary of Being Targeted for my Religion

Al-Talib interviews Yahya Fahimuddin, a recent graduate from UCLA, about his thoughts on the Muslim American experience in post 9/11 America.

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11Sep
2011

Growing up Muslim in Post 9/11 America: Dichotomies of being Muslim-American

Throw out all the conspiracy theories and put aside the prejudice towards Muslims –we are in the Post 9/11 era now. But, in the ten years since terrorism made its way overseas to the States, how much has America really changed?

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