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15 years later, Muslim Americans still face discrimination in their everyday lives as fear of Islamic terrorism grows in America, despite Muslims being the victims of the majority of terrorist ...
United States of America. ISBN. 978-1-59213-983-5. Behind the Backlash: Muslim Americans after 9/11 is the work of professor Lori Peek published by Temple University Press in 2011. [1] This work addresses the violence Muslim Americans faced unexpectedly living in the post- 9/11 United States. Peek examines how stereotypes, stigmas, and ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson[a] (born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somali -born Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. [2][3][4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self-determination of Muslim women, opposing forced marriage, honour killing, child marriage, and female genital mutilation. [5 ...
The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life. By Emily Kassie. April 6, 2015
Islamophobia. American Muslims often face Islamophobia and racialization due to stereotypes and generalizations ascribed to them. Due to this, Islamophobia is both a product of and a contributor to the United States' racial ideology, which is founded on socially constructed categories of profiled features, or how people seem. [1][2][3] Advocacy ...
Islam is the third-largest religion in the United States (1.34%), behind Christianity (67%) and Judaism (2.07%). [ 1 ] The Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies in its 2020 US Religion census estimated that 1.34% (or 4,453,908) of the population of the United States are Muslim. [ 2 ] In 2017, twenty states, mostly in the ...
2. Hoda Kotb (/ ˈhoʊdə ˈkɒtbiː / HOH-də KOT-bee; [1][note 1] born August 9, 1964) [2] is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today and co-host of its entertainment-focused fourth hour. Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for the television news ...
Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, writer, entrepreneur and activist. She is best known for being the first woman to wear hijab while competing for the United States in the Olympics Games, [1] as well as for winning an Olympic medal (bronze).