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So in this article I found is about an act of discrimination against a young Muslim child. A boy no older then the age of seven was being harassed for multiple reasons by class mates. Certainly one of the reasons this child was picked on was because of his religion. The boy wanted to abandon his religion and his culture because of the fear he felt while at school. I'm sure his family encouraged him to keep his faith and to stay strong. The boy would also have nightmares and it effected his education; he was afraid to go to school. The boy was probably singled out by his name and appearance.
I think discrimination against Muslims in the United States has increased since 9/11 because people in the United States had always felt secure and since 9/11 that has all been blown apart. The United States is continuing to proceed with caution. Citizens of America feel that they need to be on guard. Since 9/11 people have began to look at people from the Middle East as a potential threat.
I think creating the Islamic Center would be a good way for people to be exposed to the Islamic people and their religion. In conclusion ignorance breeds fear.
Jonathan i have a question do you think that it was right for the kids who where picking on this poor 7 year old kid just a question. Also what would happen if that Islamic center turned out to be a base for Muslim extremists. i strongly agree on the second paragraph discrimination towards muslims HAS had such a dramatic increase since 9/11 overall awesome post.
ReplyDeleteDan you commented on my blog when you meant to comment on Jon's good job buddy!
ReplyDeletehahahah sorry about that i thought that this was jons but just like put your name in where jonathans name is if you get what i mean :)
ReplyDeleteMandee, Kids can be so cruel to each other:( Nice job summarizing the article and answering the two questions.
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