The Importance Of Upholding American Muslim Civil Rights

By Nancy Stone


The world nowadays is characterized by the phenomenon of Globalization. Most societies in this day and age are characterized by the Melting Pot, or the amalgamation of cultures. Looking at it all from outside the bubble, one might think that the negative influences of prejudice, bigotry, xenophobia, and the likes, are all things of the past. Needless to say, this is not the case, and just perhaps everyone will benefit to a certain extent from knowing snippets of american Muslim civil rights.

There are many kinds and gradations of discrimination. In some cases, they may boil down to mere discomfort. In others, it may evince itself as a threat, and ultimately, it may go on to be life threating. Or perhaps, theres just no sense in quantifying it. After all, anything that devalues ones quality of life and standard of living should never be lived down by anyone.

One must not fail to factor in the fact that the greatest influencing element here is religion. Religious people tend to abide by a certain credo and principle, or a general way of living. This tends to actuate a sort of gulf that separates people from each other. After all, the way they live their life can be every bit as confusing, esoteric, and just downright bizarre that others would prefer to keep their distance.

And keeping the distance is not something that the prejudiced would like to bother with on their part. Rather, they expect the seeming outsiders to stay in their orbit and to not toe the line. This is where xenophobia and Islamophobia come in. Some extremists just cannot fathom the fact of peaceful coexistence and resort to unethical and unscrupulous ways and means to downgrade those that they deem to be outsiders.

Along this tangent, you also have education discrimination. Anti bullying initiatives take up the mettle here. After all, with so many youngsters cooped up in a place, and not all of them emotionally and sensibly mature, some kind of shenanigan may perpetually be underway. This may also touch on some issues regarding a schools administration and other departmental issues.

To proactively fight for civil rights, many organizations are working to combat the stigma of discrimination and work to forward their adherents best interests. They could be a verified association in which a great number of people are necessarily a part. Demographics may be definitive, such as when the membership is made up mostly of immigrants, and the like.

Demographics are taken into account, and since xenophobia is something thats not limited to a particular race, ethnicity, and religion, other people tend to be lumped up in the same category with the American Muslims. That includes Arabs in general, and also the Sikhs and South Asian communities. These movements aim to do away with the violence and threats directed toward these demographics just because of their ethnicity and religion.

In most cases, civil rights laws are already there for the taking. The issue of enforcement is yet on another level. After all, we do not have a mind controlling machination of influencing the way people think and act. This one needs a grassroots engagement, especially with those affected and with those that are adding fuel to the flames of prejudice. This is something thats easier said than done.

Especially after 9 11, hate crimes have skyrocketed. Instead of shifting to more peaceful coexistence, we are instead living in times of uncertainties and fluctuations. Violence, threats, and general hate crimes against people that have no other fault rather than live out their culture and religion are some things that one should not just take lying down. Therefore, legal prosecutions and civil rights divisions will have to be necessarily put in place.




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