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True or False? Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, an Arab American politician, was in favor of a true alternative to the two-party system.
True
True or False? Muslims recognize Jesus as the Son of God, though not a prophet.
False
True or False? The USA PATRIOT Act, passed in October 2001, has specific provisions that condemn discrimination.
True
A pilgrimage to the holy land of Mecca is referred to as ________ by Muslims.
hajj
Islam is guided by the teachings of the ________.
Qu'ran or Koran
________ is characterized by vandalism of mosques and organized resistance to Arabic school openings.
Islamophobia
W. Fard Muhammad, one of the first persons to teach poor African Americans about faith, spoke strongly against which two vices?
Adultery and Alcohol
Christian and Muslim faiths are similar in that they are both ________.
monotheistic
The single most unifying force among Arabs is ________.
The Arab language
the simplistic view of the people and history of the region of the Middle East to East Asia, with no recognition of change over time or the diversity within its many cultures.
orientalism
Aqib belongs to the Arab Muslim community and is a third generation immigrant to the United States. He speaks very little Arabic and his wife is an African American christian. Some Arab Muslims in his community say that Zaid is not a true Arab or Muslim. This attitude of the people of his community is an example of ________.
The deficit model of ethnic identity
Diversity underlies virtually everything about Arab Americans, which is an example of ________.
panethnicity