Islam in the United States

workplace violence action plan” (Mathis et al., 2014). The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines workplace violence as “murder or other violent acts by a disturbed, aggrieved employee or ex-employee against coworkers or supervisors (n.d.). The United State Department of Labor’s agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA defines workplace violence, as “workplace…

Racial profiling is an ugly business… but I’m not opposed to allowing-no requiring- airlines to pay closer attention to passengers who fit a terrorist profile, which includes national origin (Chavez, 563). The author is trying to state that it’s alright to profile racially only up to a certain point if government officials are doing it to keep everyone safe and not just their own race safe. The author justifies racial profiling by bringing in an anecdote from when she was in an airport…

does in fact pass the Lemon Test. They would say it is in fact secular because it protects the U.S. Constitution, the law has not inhibited Islam or Muslim Americans, and that it limits U.S. entanglement with religion by preventing religious views from being considered in U.S. courts. However, they fail to see how by banning Sharia law, they are forcing the State to engage in religious issues, as shown through Awad v. Ziriax. It is clear that the SHARIA law does not pass the Lemon Test and…

in Them: Malcolm X’s Leadership On November 10, 1963, Malcolm X delivered his best known speech at the Northern Negro GrassRoots Leadership Conference in Detroit, Michigan. One of his most famous lines from his speech, “Message to the GrassRoots” states, “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”(“Americas | Malcolm X: Key quotes”) Malcolm X was one of the most famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement because…

America’s Religious Intolerance “The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other,” by Princess Diana. The story of how the United States came to be is a well known story among many Americans. As history tells, many Anti-Federalists did not want to accept the US Constitution because it lacked a list of rights, which protected the people from a powerful government. Therefore, the Bill of Rights were formulated. The first amendment addresses the…

One of the greatest cries for American racial equality has been during the 1960 's Civil Rights Movement. This was the first grand display and radical time in history where African Americans would gather together and stand up for their constitutional rights as American citizens. The movement would later drift away from nonviolent and peaceful protests, towards a new movement called "Black Power," that would change and challenge the cultural and racial war in America. Some of the leading figures…

It is on Patriots’ Day, which is the designated day that celebrates the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. American History states that this battle was the first battle between the American Patriots and the British during the American Revolutionary War. It is celebrated every year on the third Monday of April. The year of the bombing that third Monday of April fell on April 15th…

is take a new form and is getting more exposure to the world but nobody seems to be doing anything about it. How can this be called the United States of America when we are all far from united, black lives do not matter in the eyes of the people and apparently neither do Muslims. We are all people and deserve to be treated that way so we can really all be united and live in…

community for compromising the sovereignty of states by means of foreign intervention. Events like the riots in Venezuela and the Taliban rising to power in Afghanistan are both symptoms of U.S intervention in foreign affairs outside of its own borders. These intervention efforts are often portrayed as a fight for democratic values but historical events will show us that in fact U.S foreign intervention has been fueled by ulterior motives that often result in in state failure and collective…

In November of 2016, Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States. A part of Trump’s platform is a hard stance on foreign policy, indicative in his speech on August 15th of 2016, before election; Trump spoke to his supporters about his attitude towards terrorism and the site Politico provided a transcript. Campaigning against Clinton and a staunch opponent of Obama’s administration, Trump believes “the rise of ISIS is the direct result of policy decisions made by President Obama…