ISBN:
9781479820528
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 227 Seiten
Edition:
Paperback edition
Series Statement:
North American religions
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Äquivalent
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Erscheint auch als
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.6/970973
Keywords:
RELIGION / Islam / General
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Hate crimes History 21st century
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Islamophobia History 21st century
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Muslims Social conditions 21st century
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Islamfeindlichkeit
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USA
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USA
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Islamfeindlichkeit
Abstract:
Argues that anti-Muslim activity reveals how fear is corroding core American valuesIn a 2018 national poll, over ninety percent of respondents reported that treating people equally is an essential American value. Almost eighty percent said accepting people of different racial backgrounds is very important. Yet about half of the general public reports that they doubt whether Muslims can truly dedicate themselves to American values and society. Why do many people who say they believe in equality and acceptance of those of different backgrounds also think that Muslims could be an exception to that rule?In Fear in Our Hearts, Caleb Iyer Elfenbein examines Islamophobia in the United States, positing that rather than simply being an outcome of the 9/11 attacks, anti-Muslim activity grows out of a fear of difference that has always characterized US public life.
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