Sociological Meanings of Basic Concepts

Muslins and Arab-Americans

This DB is to address issues related to Arab-Americans.

This is the writing assignment that you are expected to do for this learning unit. You will write a 500 words (OR MORE)  message addressing these questions:

a.       To do this writing assignment you need to read the chapter (11)

a.       https://archive.org/stream/RichardT.SchaeferRacialAndEthnicGroups14thEditionGlobalEditionPrintReplicaKindleEdition/%5BRichard%20T.%20Schaefer%5D%20Racial%20and%20Ethnic%20Groups%2014th%20Edition%20Global%20Edition%20%5BPrint%20Replica%5D%20Kindle%20Edition#page/n31/mode/2up

b.       view the movies "Arab American Firefighter" and "Dr. Karima (Arab-American Woman)" located in QuickTime Movies.

a.       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnPHmx3_M4k&feature=youtu.be

b.       https://youtu.be/D5hKxvL0ddY

c.       Visit the web site of the "Arab American Institute", where you should read these articles (in Arab-Americans; Who We Are): http://www.aaiusa.org/who-are-arab-americans

"Are Arab Americans People Like Us?" by James Zogby. Foreign Service Journal, May 2000

"Arab Americans," by Helen Samhan, AAIF Executive Director. From Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia

"Healing the Nation: The Arab American Experience After September 11" AAI's first-anniversary report. (PDF).

These are the questions that you must answer in your posting:

How Arab-Americans are struggling to be accepted in the US? Why most Americans still do not understand Arabs as people? Can Arab-Americans retain their culture, religious beliefs and traditions and be considered “good and loyal Americans”? What did you learn from the QuickTime movies? ("Arab American Firefighter" and "Dr. Karima")