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In this note, I will post relevant articles that I found in the University of Phoenix Online Library about the topic of Arabs in the United States as well as Arabs and Family Therapy. I believe that learning about a culture is the first step in learning to appreciate the culture, the challenges that people in this culture experience when living in the United States. I also believe that by increasing my awareness to this culture, I will be able to overcome some of my own imprinted biases about this culture.
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Panagopoulos, C. (2006). The polls--trends: Arab and Muslim Americans and Islam in the aftermath of 9/11. Public Opinion Quarterly, 70, 608-615. Retrieved March 20, 2007, from Academic OneFile via Thomson Gale.
The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, fueled widespread concern and speculation about mounting Islamophobic sentiment among Americans in response to the events. To monitor developments in opinions about Muslims and Arabs (both living in the United States and abroad) and attitudes toward the Islamic faith, survey organizations began to assess more regularly Americans' attitudes on these topics. I analyze developments in public sentiment about Arab and Muslim Americans and Islam in the age of the war on terror using available public opinion data. The data analyses in this study suggest that Americans possess lingering resentment and reservations about Arab and Muslim Americans. The evidence also reveals low levels of awareness about basic elements of Islam but growing anxiety about Islam's (especially Islamic fundamentalism's) compatibility with Western values of tolerance, acceptance, and civility. Some of the sharpest movement in opinion dynamics we observe is in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, but opinion levels stabilize shortly thereafter. Monitoring these developments as the war on terror continues is crucial.
We the people: Arabs in the United States.(state sources)(Brief Article). (2005). State News, 48, 7-8. Retrieved March 20, 2007, from www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-21.pdf.
More than 1 million people living in the United States in 2000 were of Arab ancestry, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. We the People of Arab Ancestry in the United States reports that about 850,000 people claimed only Arab ancestry, while about 340,000 said they had Arab and non-Arab ancestry, for a total of 1,190,000. People solely of Arab ancestry made up about 0.3 percent of the U.S. population. Combined with people who had Arab and other ancestry, the total was 0.42 percent.
Out of those who claimed only Arab ancestry, the largest group--about 29 percent, or 245,000 people--reported Lebanese heritage. Other common ancestries included:
* Egyptian--123,000 or 14.5 percent
* Syrian--76,000 or 8.9 percent
* Palestinian--62,000 or 7.3 percent
* Jordanian--36,000 or 4.2 percent
* Moroccan--30,000 or 3.6 percent
* Other Arab-- 82,000 or 9.6 percent
Almost half--about 46 percent--of those who claimed only Arab ancestry were native U.S. citizens or were born overseas to American parents. Of the 54 percent who were foreign born, more than half had become naturalized citizens by 2000. About 46 percent of the foreign born arrived in the United States during the 1990s.
For more information, download the full report at www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/censr-21.pdf.
Learning to Think like an Arab Muslim: a Short Guide to Understanding the Arab Mentality
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/btw2004/articles/0503arabs.html
Dealing with terrorism, especially Islamic Fundamentalists, requires an intimate knowledge of terrorism, terrorist operations, and especially the key cultural features that makes up the Arab psyche. An understanding and detailed background knowledge of the Arab mentality is critical to performing accurate threat analysis. Understanding Arab culture can provide valuable insights into the changing nature of Post 9-11 terrorism, and how to rank and prioritize potential threats. To outsmart our clever and elusive Islamic terrorist foes, one must first understand what makes him tick. This paper is bases on years of experience in the Middle East, and is dedicated to helping the reader understand the Arab mentality.
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