Challenges Facing the Arab American Community from a Legal Perspective
This paper focuses on contemporary issues facing the Arab population vis-à-vis the American legal system. While Arab Americans enjoy the same basic rights enshrined in the federal and various state Constitutions, some of them have been subjected to various forms of discrimination that have infringed...
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doaj-4fa1507341e64362856cda0a1e635c6c2020-11-25T00:39:52ZengGöttingen University PressAmerican Studies Journal 1433-52392008-12-01525Challenges Facing the Arab American Community from a Legal PerspectiveGhada Quaisi AudiThis paper focuses on contemporary issues facing the Arab population vis-à-vis the American legal system. While Arab Americans enjoy the same basic rights enshrined in the federal and various state Constitutions, some of them have been subjected to various forms of discrimination that have infringed upon these basic rights. I will survey these areas as follows: racial discrimination, hate crimes, civil rights (including racial profiling and immigration), and employment. The paper concludes with a discussion on various means to prevent discriminatory practices with specific recommendations for the classroom.http://www.asjournal.org/archive/52/153.htmlArab AmericansU.S.United StatesAmericaracial discriminationcivil rightslegal system |
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Challenges Facing the Arab American Community from a Legal Perspective |
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Challenges Facing the Arab American Community from a Legal Perspective |
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American Studies Journal |
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This paper focuses on contemporary issues facing the Arab population vis-à-vis the American legal system. While Arab Americans enjoy the same basic rights enshrined in the federal and various state Constitutions, some of them have been subjected to various forms of discrimination that have infringed upon these basic rights. I will survey these areas as follows: racial discrimination, hate crimes, civil rights (including racial profiling and immigration), and employment. The paper concludes with a discussion on various means to prevent discriminatory practices with specific recommendations for the classroom. |
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