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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Muslim Americans"”.
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PREJUDICE TOWARD MUSLIM AMERICANS AND AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION
… question: What explains prejudice toward Muslim Americans in contemporary American society? Through a new theoretical framework --- the ``Band of Others,'' --- I empirically show that attitudes toward Muslim Americans follow an ethnocentric pattern. Those who dislike other minorities such …
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Collateral Damage: The De-Americanization of Muslim Americans After 9/11
… that 9/11 has had on the everyday lives of Muslim Americans. Through in-depth qualitative interviews with South Asian and Arab American Muslim men and women living in the Chicago area, the data reveals Muslim Americans have been subjected to the process of de-Americanization, which is the …
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THE EFFECTS OF RELIGIOUS RESOURCES ON MUSLIM-AMERICANS' POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND VOTING BEHAVIOR
… ideology and the political participation of Americans including minority groups such as African Americans, Latinos, and Asians. However, little is known about the effects of Islamic religiosity on American Muslims. The Pew Survey on American Muslims (2007) (Research Center's Forum on Religion …
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Attitudes towards the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression among South Asian Muslim Americans
While Muslim Americans are one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, very little is known about their mental health needs or concerns. In an effort to better understand their mental health needs, this study explores the attitudes towards the diagnosis and treatment of depression …
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The Experiences and Mental Health Impact of Islamophobia on Muslim Americans Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study
… study was to understand the phenomenon of Muslim Americans’ lived experiences of Islamophobia prior to and two years into Donald Trump’s presidential administration. 14 participants from multiple regions in the United States completed a semi-structured interview via telephone. The data …
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Patriotism Among Muslim American Opinion Leaders
… of public opinion research has been conducted on Muslim Americans, but very little has focused on their perceptions. This study explores how opinion leaders address the question of patriotism, Americanness, hyphenated identities, and the implications of such a discourse. The study is confined to …
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Psychosocial factors and mental health of Muslims living in the United States
<p>Muslim Americans are at risk for experiencing systematic and interpersonal acts of discrimination (Rippy & Newman, 2006). Such experiences of discrimination can lead to the development of depressive symptoms. Thus, it is critical to understand factors that may influence the relationship between …
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The Impact of Singlism on Mental Well-being for Unmarried Muslim American Women
… marginalization of singlehood among unmarried Muslim Americans, with an emphasis on Muslim American women. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods approach, three studies were conducted. The first quantitatively assessed how singlism varies by age and gender, revealing that women and …
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Navigating Identity through Philanthropy: A History of the Islamic Society of North America (1979 - 2008)
… the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), a Muslim-American religious association, from the Iranian Revolution to the inauguration of our nation's first African-American president. This case study of ISNA, the largest Muslim-American organization in North America, examines the organization's …
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ISLAMOPHOBIA ON OCCUPATIONAL PARTICIPATION
Islamophobia, a form of discrimination targeting Muslims and individuals perceived to be Muslim, has been found to adversely affect health by disrupting various personal, social, and institutional systems within an individual and their environment (Samari, 2016). With reports of anti-muslim …
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THERAPISTS’ RESPONSE TO PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS: THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED GENDERED, RELIGIOUS IDENTITY ON THERAPISTS’ ELECTRONIC RESPONSE TO NEW CLIENTS
Muslim American adults experience significant discrimination (approx. 60%) in personal and institutional settings in part due to disproportionately negative media portrayals that racialize Muslim Americans in gendered ways (Joshi, 2006; Karim & Eid, 2012; Mogahed & Ikramullah, 2022; Shaheen, 2003; …
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Sikh Men Post 9/11: Visible Markers of Religion, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Career Barriers
… scarier reality of religious discrimination for Muslim Americans and “Arab-appearing” individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Sikh men after 9/11. The sample included 231 Sikh men. Hypothesis 1 proposed that discrimination would mediate the relationship …
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PEDAGOGY OF POST 9/11 UNITED STATES: MUSLIM AMERICAN STUDENTS' EXPERIENCES, TEACHERS' PEDAGOGIES, AND TEXTBOOKS' ANALYSIS
… of 9/11 continue to cause life changes for many Americans, particularly Muslim American students who have experienced socio-cultural and pedagogic exclusion, harassment and discrimination due to ignorance and misunderstandings. Teachers must inform their students about 9/11 and the War on Terror …
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Integration and minority fiqh: the halāl to harām ratio
… by Taha Jabir al-Alwani to assist minority Muslims, particularly in a Western setting, to be able to integrate in society, as in the maxim, “integration without assimilation.” This thesis examines how a selection of Muslims in America interprets and practices Islamic jurisprudence and …
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Solid Organ Donation and Islamic Bioethics in America: As Guided by International Sources and Contemporary Approaches to Forming Opinions
… does not represent the percentage of need among Muslims as recipients or donors. The purpose of this thesis is to present sources that can provide guidance for Muslim Americans when considering solid organ donation and transplantation. Three central questions direct this research to address a …
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Us vs Them: A Critical Analysis of American Society in the Wake of 9/11 As Seen Through Muslim-American Literature
… of 9/11 as seen through fictional narratives by Muslim-American writers, it also delves into how that rhetoric was shaped by politicians and the media. The novels employed in this essay are The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Home Boy by H. M. Naqvi and A Thousand Splendid Suns by …
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Disentangling Discrimination: The Impact of Political and Societal Discrimination on Democratic (Dis)Engagement
… three groups in two different contexts: African-Americans, Muslim-Americans, and Ethnic Minorities in Great Britain. My study contributes to political science scholarship by showing that the source of discrimination plays a powerful role in whether individuals engage or withdraw from politics. As …
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Framing Islam as a Threat: The Use of Islam by Some U.S. Conservatives as a Platform for Cultural Politics in the Decade after 9/11
… of America by its tiny population of Muslim-Americans—a perceived threat sufficiently convincing that legislators in two dozen states introduced bills to prevent the spread of Islamic law, or sharia, and a Republican Presidential front-runner exclaimed, “I believe Shariah is a mortal …
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Exploring College Experiences of Muslim Students at Four-Year Institutions in Colorado: A Narrative Inquiry
<p>In the last two decades, Colorado's number of Muslim Americans (citizens and permanent residents) has substantially increased (Bowen, 2009a; Bowen, 2009b; Mohamed, 2021; Roberts, 2022). This increase is reflected in the growing number of Islamic community centers, emerging Islamic schools, …
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A Comparison of the Islamophobic Experiences of the Female Convert and Immigrant Muslims in America
… interviews with a total of thirteen women, six Muslim born ones and seven converts. Both groups included hijabis and non-hijabis. Unlike most other studies, in which the converts are mostly or exclusively converts from Christianity, two of the interviewees were converts from Judaism while …