RESEARCH PRESENTATIONRELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

TEANNA HASLETT + CHRISTINA OrsquoDONNELL

121815

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY 102

TOPIC DEFINITION ISLAMOPHOBIA

bull Merriam ndash Webster dictionary defines lsquophobiarsquo as an illogical fear of a particular object(s) or situation

bull -Gallupcom defines Islamophobia as an exaggerated anger and hostility toward Islam as a whole and also Muslims They also point out that we give off a negative stereotype and discriminate and isolate a group of people based their religion

LOCATIONbull Focus on Islamophobia in the Inland Empire specifically San Bernardino

bull Grown tremendously in the last 30 years and gained hatred toward refugees and Muslims of the Islamic community

bull The number of hate crimes in the US has gone down with the exception of those dealing with Muslims

bull Public opinion has become more negative and countyrsquos of SB and Riverside have attracted more hate groups according to locals residing in the cities

bull According to Southern Poverty Center of CA we have the most active hate groups in the IE

bull Referencing hate groupsldquoThis is a significant concentration in the Inland Empire unlike anywhere else in the nationrdquo Brian Levin

bull 2010 NYC officials had been debating whether a mosque should be built near 911 attacks at the same time IE had been debating whether we should allow a proposed mosque to be built in Temecula Valley

bull Some Americanrsquos are working to justify their hate by referencing attacks committed on 911 and now 122

WHO IS AFFECTED

bull Three weeks after 911 an ABC News poll that was conducted saw that Americans are more favorable of Islam than unfavorable 47 to 39 Ten years later there was a dramatic change of another poll done by Shibley Telhami in April 2011 The poll showed that 61 of Americans admitted unfavorable views of Islam when 33 admitted favorable views

bull Shibleyrsquos recent poll shows that nearly the same views of Islam in 2015 are as positive as how it was in 2011 of 61 of Americanrsquos are showing unfavorable views Fortunately the views of Muslim people have improved a little bit with 53 showing favorable views despite the negativity viewed on the religion as well as the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the bombing in Paris and more recent the SB shooting

bull According to Adrienna Wong a staff member attorney for the ACLU Inland Empire has said they have seen an inspiring amount of action and unity in the community of San Bernardino If any negative acts toward Muslims would be seen as counter-productive of what they are doing now

bull ldquoItrsquos certainly a great tragedy and we extend our condolences to families and everybody else thatrsquos affected by this Itrsquos not a time to succumb to fear Itrsquos also not a time to let this event divide us or allow people to exploit this tragedy to demonize any particular segment of the populationrdquo Atty Wong said

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PEOPLE

bull On December 27 2015 from 10am - 5pm in San Bernardino at the National Orange Show they will be donating their venue for a San Bernardino Healing Memorial show hosted by 935 KDAY-FMrsquos Tha Goodfellas and 991 KGGI-FMrsquos In-N-Out is set to feed the people working behind the scenes and those who are being honored

bull Frankie J who will be performing said ldquoWhen I heard about the tragedy that happened in San Bernardino I was glued to the television when this was happening I have some friends in the force in San Bernardino so I was listening to everything in the news I felt devastated about how the world is turning upside downrdquo

bull There arenrsquot really any benefits when it comes to Islamophobia really unless you consider the fact that since the shooting has happened we have brought our community closer to create unity and stop Islamophobia in parts

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

TOPIC DEFINITION ISLAMOPHOBIA

bull Merriam ndash Webster dictionary defines lsquophobiarsquo as an illogical fear of a particular object(s) or situation

bull -Gallupcom defines Islamophobia as an exaggerated anger and hostility toward Islam as a whole and also Muslims They also point out that we give off a negative stereotype and discriminate and isolate a group of people based their religion

LOCATIONbull Focus on Islamophobia in the Inland Empire specifically San Bernardino

bull Grown tremendously in the last 30 years and gained hatred toward refugees and Muslims of the Islamic community

bull The number of hate crimes in the US has gone down with the exception of those dealing with Muslims

bull Public opinion has become more negative and countyrsquos of SB and Riverside have attracted more hate groups according to locals residing in the cities

bull According to Southern Poverty Center of CA we have the most active hate groups in the IE

bull Referencing hate groupsldquoThis is a significant concentration in the Inland Empire unlike anywhere else in the nationrdquo Brian Levin

bull 2010 NYC officials had been debating whether a mosque should be built near 911 attacks at the same time IE had been debating whether we should allow a proposed mosque to be built in Temecula Valley

bull Some Americanrsquos are working to justify their hate by referencing attacks committed on 911 and now 122

WHO IS AFFECTED

bull Three weeks after 911 an ABC News poll that was conducted saw that Americans are more favorable of Islam than unfavorable 47 to 39 Ten years later there was a dramatic change of another poll done by Shibley Telhami in April 2011 The poll showed that 61 of Americans admitted unfavorable views of Islam when 33 admitted favorable views

bull Shibleyrsquos recent poll shows that nearly the same views of Islam in 2015 are as positive as how it was in 2011 of 61 of Americanrsquos are showing unfavorable views Fortunately the views of Muslim people have improved a little bit with 53 showing favorable views despite the negativity viewed on the religion as well as the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the bombing in Paris and more recent the SB shooting

bull According to Adrienna Wong a staff member attorney for the ACLU Inland Empire has said they have seen an inspiring amount of action and unity in the community of San Bernardino If any negative acts toward Muslims would be seen as counter-productive of what they are doing now

bull ldquoItrsquos certainly a great tragedy and we extend our condolences to families and everybody else thatrsquos affected by this Itrsquos not a time to succumb to fear Itrsquos also not a time to let this event divide us or allow people to exploit this tragedy to demonize any particular segment of the populationrdquo Atty Wong said

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PEOPLE

bull On December 27 2015 from 10am - 5pm in San Bernardino at the National Orange Show they will be donating their venue for a San Bernardino Healing Memorial show hosted by 935 KDAY-FMrsquos Tha Goodfellas and 991 KGGI-FMrsquos In-N-Out is set to feed the people working behind the scenes and those who are being honored

bull Frankie J who will be performing said ldquoWhen I heard about the tragedy that happened in San Bernardino I was glued to the television when this was happening I have some friends in the force in San Bernardino so I was listening to everything in the news I felt devastated about how the world is turning upside downrdquo

bull There arenrsquot really any benefits when it comes to Islamophobia really unless you consider the fact that since the shooting has happened we have brought our community closer to create unity and stop Islamophobia in parts

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

LOCATIONbull Focus on Islamophobia in the Inland Empire specifically San Bernardino

bull Grown tremendously in the last 30 years and gained hatred toward refugees and Muslims of the Islamic community

bull The number of hate crimes in the US has gone down with the exception of those dealing with Muslims

bull Public opinion has become more negative and countyrsquos of SB and Riverside have attracted more hate groups according to locals residing in the cities

bull According to Southern Poverty Center of CA we have the most active hate groups in the IE

bull Referencing hate groupsldquoThis is a significant concentration in the Inland Empire unlike anywhere else in the nationrdquo Brian Levin

bull 2010 NYC officials had been debating whether a mosque should be built near 911 attacks at the same time IE had been debating whether we should allow a proposed mosque to be built in Temecula Valley

bull Some Americanrsquos are working to justify their hate by referencing attacks committed on 911 and now 122

WHO IS AFFECTED

bull Three weeks after 911 an ABC News poll that was conducted saw that Americans are more favorable of Islam than unfavorable 47 to 39 Ten years later there was a dramatic change of another poll done by Shibley Telhami in April 2011 The poll showed that 61 of Americans admitted unfavorable views of Islam when 33 admitted favorable views

bull Shibleyrsquos recent poll shows that nearly the same views of Islam in 2015 are as positive as how it was in 2011 of 61 of Americanrsquos are showing unfavorable views Fortunately the views of Muslim people have improved a little bit with 53 showing favorable views despite the negativity viewed on the religion as well as the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the bombing in Paris and more recent the SB shooting

bull According to Adrienna Wong a staff member attorney for the ACLU Inland Empire has said they have seen an inspiring amount of action and unity in the community of San Bernardino If any negative acts toward Muslims would be seen as counter-productive of what they are doing now

bull ldquoItrsquos certainly a great tragedy and we extend our condolences to families and everybody else thatrsquos affected by this Itrsquos not a time to succumb to fear Itrsquos also not a time to let this event divide us or allow people to exploit this tragedy to demonize any particular segment of the populationrdquo Atty Wong said

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PEOPLE

bull On December 27 2015 from 10am - 5pm in San Bernardino at the National Orange Show they will be donating their venue for a San Bernardino Healing Memorial show hosted by 935 KDAY-FMrsquos Tha Goodfellas and 991 KGGI-FMrsquos In-N-Out is set to feed the people working behind the scenes and those who are being honored

bull Frankie J who will be performing said ldquoWhen I heard about the tragedy that happened in San Bernardino I was glued to the television when this was happening I have some friends in the force in San Bernardino so I was listening to everything in the news I felt devastated about how the world is turning upside downrdquo

bull There arenrsquot really any benefits when it comes to Islamophobia really unless you consider the fact that since the shooting has happened we have brought our community closer to create unity and stop Islamophobia in parts

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

WHO IS AFFECTED

bull Three weeks after 911 an ABC News poll that was conducted saw that Americans are more favorable of Islam than unfavorable 47 to 39 Ten years later there was a dramatic change of another poll done by Shibley Telhami in April 2011 The poll showed that 61 of Americans admitted unfavorable views of Islam when 33 admitted favorable views

bull Shibleyrsquos recent poll shows that nearly the same views of Islam in 2015 are as positive as how it was in 2011 of 61 of Americanrsquos are showing unfavorable views Fortunately the views of Muslim people have improved a little bit with 53 showing favorable views despite the negativity viewed on the religion as well as the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the bombing in Paris and more recent the SB shooting

bull According to Adrienna Wong a staff member attorney for the ACLU Inland Empire has said they have seen an inspiring amount of action and unity in the community of San Bernardino If any negative acts toward Muslims would be seen as counter-productive of what they are doing now

bull ldquoItrsquos certainly a great tragedy and we extend our condolences to families and everybody else thatrsquos affected by this Itrsquos not a time to succumb to fear Itrsquos also not a time to let this event divide us or allow people to exploit this tragedy to demonize any particular segment of the populationrdquo Atty Wong said

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PEOPLE

bull On December 27 2015 from 10am - 5pm in San Bernardino at the National Orange Show they will be donating their venue for a San Bernardino Healing Memorial show hosted by 935 KDAY-FMrsquos Tha Goodfellas and 991 KGGI-FMrsquos In-N-Out is set to feed the people working behind the scenes and those who are being honored

bull Frankie J who will be performing said ldquoWhen I heard about the tragedy that happened in San Bernardino I was glued to the television when this was happening I have some friends in the force in San Bernardino so I was listening to everything in the news I felt devastated about how the world is turning upside downrdquo

bull There arenrsquot really any benefits when it comes to Islamophobia really unless you consider the fact that since the shooting has happened we have brought our community closer to create unity and stop Islamophobia in parts

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PEOPLE

bull On December 27 2015 from 10am - 5pm in San Bernardino at the National Orange Show they will be donating their venue for a San Bernardino Healing Memorial show hosted by 935 KDAY-FMrsquos Tha Goodfellas and 991 KGGI-FMrsquos In-N-Out is set to feed the people working behind the scenes and those who are being honored

bull Frankie J who will be performing said ldquoWhen I heard about the tragedy that happened in San Bernardino I was glued to the television when this was happening I have some friends in the force in San Bernardino so I was listening to everything in the news I felt devastated about how the world is turning upside downrdquo

bull There arenrsquot really any benefits when it comes to Islamophobia really unless you consider the fact that since the shooting has happened we have brought our community closer to create unity and stop Islamophobia in parts

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Some of us think that this had started within our life time and we would be mistaken I had thought it did but I was also wrong bull TheRootcom informed us that this started as early as the

1500rsquos when the European colonies had passed anti-Muslim importation of African Muslimrsquos They were specifically targeted because they were seen to be strong supporters of inspiring slave rebellions against their white lsquomastersrsquo

bull This had also surfaced in 1959 and this time came on US media while taking part of an on air show that had been anchored by Mike Wallace This session was called ldquoThe Hate That Hate Producedrdquo This session brought up the discussion of the differences between lsquoorthodoxrsquo Muslims vs African American Muslims Wallace voiced his opinion against Elijah Muhammad

and Malcolm X saying that they were dangerous because they were hosting and forming the most powerful of all black supremacist groups bull 911 brought on a strong sense of anti-Muslim

affiliation and instilled it in our lives and has lasted over a decade

bull Dec 2nd verified that this is a war we are at with a group of extremists who had decided to label their beliefs under a preexisting belief and degrade its meaning

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

SOLUTION + EFFORT

bull Raising money for awareness and support A Pomona neurologists prompted a donation on crowdfundingcom to raise $20000 to donate to affected families for funerals medical bills etc Four days in to the effort Muslims United for San Bernardino helped raise over $200000 from over 2000 supporters through out the country

bull Zakat Most people do not know that one of the 5 Pillars of Islamic faith is Zakat This pillar specifically requires Muslim followers to donate 25 of their assets This donation follows not only financial but also requires the value of all of onersquos possessions Some categories listed on religionfactscom had been grains fruit camels cattle sheep gold and silver and last but not least movable goods These assets are given to the poor pilgrims slaves seeking freedom etc

bull As followers of different beliefs we can take the time to educate ourselves Find a physical copy of the book or even ask questions to someone you might know There is no good way to ask someone without facts about something someone else believes and practices it

bull Do not contribute to negative remarks Instead maybe avoid the fight by realizing that every single group of people have extremists Take a stand to end stereotyping Be understanding that everyone is capable of committing these acts but not everyone who looks the part commits the crime

bull Do not refer to Muslim followers as lsquoterroristsrsquo Terrorists come in every religion with all ages and all races

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

REASON OF CHOICEI decided to tackle this topic because it hits so close to home I was raised to not judge people and to give everyone the same love and compassion as you would a friend Judging someone by what you think are their beliefs is not fair Judging someone on their actions is appropriate I had originally planned to do a presentation on Jehovahrsquos Witnesses but after recent events I had decided to stand up for a group that is so often put down Personally I thought that tackling a religion subject would be too touchy for our class and difficult to explain After these events I felt it wasnrsquot fair for me to avoid a topic because I was scared to disagree with someone These are events happening in our country and now officially in our back yard and officially my front yard It is not right to judge one group as a whole because of some extremistrsquos actions Every time I open up Facebook I see multiple posts degrading this very respectable religion After taking an Intro to World Religion class this semester at CHC I (Teanna) learned quite a bit about Muslims and their core beliefs I hope that after this presentation you learn to research and understand other people have beliefs just like you do I do not hope that you take my word and opinion rather than do un-bias research and develop your own opinion

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show

SITES USED

bull httpwwwgallupcompoll157082islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim-sentiment-westaspx

bull httpwwwtherootcomarticlesculture201009islamophobia_did_not_start_at_ground_zerohtml

bull httpwwwlatimescomlocallanowla-me-ln-muslim-fundraise-20151208-storyhtml

bull httpswwwlaunchgoodcomprojectmuslims_united_for_san_bernardino

bull httptheodysseyonlinecomtoledostop-calling-muslims-terrorists216613

bull httpfusionnetstory241599faces-of-muslims-san-bernardino

bull httpwwwbrookingsedublogsmarkazposts20151209-what-americans-think-of-muslims-and-islam-telhami

bull httpsdigitalfinalcallcompublicationi=284197amparticle_id=2343629ampview=articleBrowserampver=html522issue_id284197article_id2343629viewarticleBrowser

bull httpwwwdailybulletincomarts-and-entertainment20151217san-bernardino-healing-memorial-show-set-for-dec-27-at-national-orange-show