On May 7th, 2013, the Huffington Post published an online article dealing with the results of a recent survey given in America. The survey asked several different questions regarding discrimination against people of Middle Eastern descent in the United States. One of the questions dealt with Americans' opinion of the general social climate in the U.S. towards Middle Eastern people. According to the survey, Americans felt that there was more discrimination towards Middle Eastern people than gays, Hispanic people, African Americans, and women. Considering the United States' history of prejudice against each of these social groups, it is remarkable that survey takers considered Middle Eastern Americans/Muslims the most discriminated-against group out of all of the abovementioned ones.
Additionally worth noting is the survey takers' response when asked if they believed that Islam was more likely than other religions to promote violence. An astounding 42 percent of responders said that they believed that Islam was more likely than other religions to promote violence.
These statistics on opinion are shocking, but what makes them notably so is just how recently these opinions were collected. Since the article itself was posted only a week ago, it can be inferred that the opinions listed in the article are also quite current. To me, this only re-proves the urgency of the issue of discrimination in America against people of Middle Eastern descent; that this issue is still far from resolved.
(See Article Here)
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