Essay On Middle East American Culture
Middle Eastern Americans travel to America to obtain a better quality of life. Many want to have a better education, job and life style as in their native country they are restricted from following these dreams due to their government’s regime. Other Middle Easterners come to the United States escaping persecution and genocide. Slowly, they begin to assimilate into the culture of the United States and are then called Middle Eastern Americans. The term Middle Eastern American refers to Middle Easterners who had children and their ancestry can be calculated back to the Middle East even though they are living here - these children have assimilated into the American culture ("MEARO 2009). Many of the children of Middle Easterners have grown up
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Their physical characteristics consist of dark brown or black hair with medium to dark skin color. They are usually an average height of 5’ 5” or 5’ 7” (Obeidallah 2017). Their ethnicity makes them also very vulnerable to identification and stereotypes as their language, religion and the way they dress is very different from the rest of society. The most common Middle Eastern language spoken is Arabic as it originated in the Middle East and is associated with Islam. Most Middle Easterners are taught Arabic in school and therefore it is the most common language they share. Arabic is very different from other languages and distinguishable, that is why after September 11 anyone who was heard speaking Arabic was accused of planning a terrorist attack and was detained (Chehade 2017). Middle Eastern Americans dress in a way that is very different from society. Women dress in long loose dresses that reach their ankles and wear a veil over their head to cover themselves as this is part of their culture and religion. Men cannot wear shorts or any shirt that is not decent or any open shoes. Their religion is Islam and they attend a Mosque where they are required to kneel and pray in a certain direction of where the main Mosque is located (Globe Trekker 2012). These
Their physical characteristics consist of dark brown or black hair with medium to dark skin color. They are usually an average height of 5’ 5” or 5’ 7” (Obeidallah 2017). Their ethnicity makes them also very vulnerable to identification and stereotypes as their language, religion and the way they dress is very different from the rest of society. The most common Middle Eastern language spoken is Arabic as it originated in the Middle East and is associated with Islam. Most Middle Easterners are taught Arabic in school and therefore it is the most common language they share. Arabic is very different from other languages and distinguishable, that is why after September 11 anyone who was heard speaking Arabic was accused of planning a terrorist attack and was detained (Chehade 2017). Middle Eastern Americans dress in a way that is very different from society. Women dress in long loose dresses that reach their ankles and wear a veil over their head to cover themselves as this is part of their culture and religion. Men cannot wear shorts or any shirt that is not decent or any open shoes. Their religion is Islam and they attend a Mosque where they are required to kneel and pray in a certain direction of where the main Mosque is located (Globe Trekker 2012). These