Fear Of Islam Research Paper

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Muslims are often targeted as terrorist, automatically people think the worst of them.
Many Americans are afraid of what others have done in the past. In my opinion I don't see why we should fear Muslims because the way I see it, it's just a religion just like Catholics, Christians and other religious groups. I think the American public fear them because they see their physical appearance as in the way they dress and they think the worst. I think the Latinos like myself can relate to Muslims because the way America is running today, they want to not only get rid of Muslims but Mexicans as well. Just like Muslims not all Mexicans are bad as the public make them seem like they are. Lots of people from different cultures and races came to America

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