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HOOK: American Muslims.

CLAIM: American Muslims should be treated equally as other religions.

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Some people do not treat American Muslims the same as they treat Christian Americans or even Muslims that are not from America in a good way, they can't change the way they are, but we can change the way we see.
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American Muslims such as Muhammad Ali once said: "The word 'Islam' means 'peace.' The word 'Muslim' means 'one who surrenders to God.' But the press makes us seem like haters".
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We should not treat American Muslims equally because they are famous, we should treat American Muslims equally because they are humans just like us.

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There are 2.35 million American Muslims and 1.6 Billion Muslims,
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One of her famous quotes is: "If I'm in a bad mood, emotional or having a bad day," she said, her mother will tell her to go to the gym.
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Just because some American Muslims think differently does not mean we should treat them differently in a bad way.

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Some American Muslims often not wishing to be identified by name, several told Agence France-Press that they were happy with Trump's victory because they did not trust Clinton, and just because they do not trust Clinton does not mean that people should treat them in a bad way, because it's what they think, if there is a problem then that will be the same as having a problem with them being a Muslim. "I am not concerned by (Trump's) words," said Elhassani. He came from Lebanon 17 years ago and is a U.S. citizen.
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According to Newsela Nasser wears a hijab, a traditional Muslim head covering. She was concerned that Trump's victory would encourage those who might attack her. She said she is already harassed sometimes. which is not a good reason that people should treat American Muslims different.
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Some wars are because of this, people hating on American Muslims, so if people stop treating American Muslims in a bad way, then the world will be more peaceful than

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