Arabs and Muslims in America, new neighbors, or soon to be evicted tenants. Muslims are people who follow the Islamic faith .An estimated 7 million Muslims live in the United States (USA.com).Today, most Arab Americans are native- born Americans .Christa McAuliffe, the teacher/astronaut who died aboard the space shuttle challenger; Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, and NFL quarterback Doug Flutie are some well-known Arab Americans. There also have been some prominent Arab American politicians including U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchel.

Arab Americans are, on average, better educated than non – Arab Americans. The proportion of Arab- Americans who attend college is higher than the national average. Compared to the norm, about twice as many Arab-Americans earn degrees beyond the bachelor’s degree. Arab- Americans work in all occupations; however, they are more likely to be self – employed, or to be entrepreneurs, or to work in s

The first ever systematic poll of American Muslims finds that a 58 percent approval rating of President Bush for his handling of the terrorist’s attacks on September 11 and two-thirds agree with the Bush administrations assertions that the war is being fought against terrorism, not Islam (Georgetown University News). The poll also suggests that American Muslims favor big government solutions to issues like healthcare and poverty. I think these facts like these should be advertised as much as the negative ones.

ales. About 60 percent of working Arabs are executives, professionals (FREEPRESS.com).I think these facts along with the terrorist attacks of 9-11 add fuel to the fire of hatred that has engulfed the United States over the last few years.

Nonetheless, the United States as a whole has made Muslims in this country feel alienated, and targets for hostility and rage. I truly do not believe that all Muslims are the enemy. As a black man, I feel for them because my people

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