History & Discrimination
What major 2001 event led to a rise in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S.?
What is 9/11?
This Congresswoman is the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress.
Who is Rashida Tlaib?
This 2001 act expanded government surveillance powers.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
True or False: All Muslims are Arabs.
What is False?
This Congresswoman is part of “The Squad” and supports recognizing the Palestinian Nakba.
Who is Rashida Tlaib?
Early Arab immigrants to the U.S. came mainly from this region.
What is Greater Syria?
This Brooklyn-born activist co-chaired the 2017 Women’s March.
Who is Linda Sarsour?
This 2017 executive order restricted travel from several Muslim-majority countries.
What is the Muslim Ban or Executive Order 13769?
Despite being U.S. citizens, many Arab and Muslim Americans are still seen as this.
What is “foreign”?
Sarsour co-founded this organization to build Muslim civic power.
What is MPower Change?
Two cities where Arab-American communities formed strong cultural roots.
What are Dearborn and Brooklyn?
This imam founded the Cordoba Initiative to promote interfaith peace after 9/11.
Who is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf?
This case challenged the detention of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian immigrants post-9/11.
What is Turkmen v. Ashcroft?
What term describes fear, hatred, or prejudice against Muslims?
What is Islamophobia?
This activist helped build solidarity between Muslims and Black communities after Ferguson.
Who is Linda Sarsour?
Name one area where Arab and Muslim Americans commonly face discrimination.
What is education, employment, or daily life?
This law professor wrote American Islamophobia and critiques discriminatory policies.
Who is Khaled Beydoun?
This case banned “expert advice” to foreign terrorist-labeled groups, even if peaceful.
What is Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project?
Linda Sarsour helped get these religious observances recognized in NYC schools.
What are Muslim holidays?
Feisal Abdul Rauf’s group that promotes interfaith peace is called what?
What is the Cordoba Initiative?
Name one 20th-century event (before 9/11) that increased anti-Arab bias.
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis or the Gulf War?
Name one major movement or campaign that Linda Sarsour co-founded.
What is MPower Change, Muslims for Ferguson, or Until Freedom?
What controversial surveillance practice increased in Muslim communities after 9/11?
What is government profiling or unwarranted surveillance?
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf proposed this to encourage peace near Ground Zero.
What is an Islamic community center?
This author said Islamophobia isn’t just about hate—it’s built into U.S. laws and policies.
Who is Khaled Beydoun?