Ethics

Most people usually fail to distinguish between a Muslim and an Arab, this is due to the fact that Islam started in the Middle East, Prophet Mohammed and the early Muslims were Arabs, and the Holy Quran written in Arabic.

Difference comes in that a Muslim is a person professing the Islamic religion while an Arab can be affiliated to any religious group. It is noted that Arabs predominantly come from Middle East and they follow the Arab Culture, a Muslim originates from any community all over the world. For instance in Kenya, each of the 42 communities has a number of Muslims. In the Middle East there are Arabs who are Jews, Christians or pagans. Not all Arabs are Muslims. Research shows that Islam is professed by about 1.5 billion people all over the world while the Arab is in millions (Rivera, 2008).

Some of the changes put in place concerning treatment of Muslim and Arabs are working with news media in the region and not put forth their own media outlets. Fully enforcing civil rights law and protecting religious liberty- people should be viewed as individuals based on their character and not in terms of their culture religion or race. Actively and fully connecting and improving interaction between Americans with the Arab and Muslims in USA. Taking proactive steps to prevent civil rights problems from happening. Moreover, United States of America especially after the bombing in America, September 11th, 2001 have really struggled to change the perception of its citizens towards Arabs and Muslims. The people are being made to understand that the war is not against any particular religion but against certain radical groups.

Characteristics of orientalism are Imitation or depiction, Ignorance and Pervasiveness. Orientalism, Prejudice, and Discrimination do not give the victim affair chance to defend themselves (Rivera, 2008). They are always assumed guilty until proven innocent this is quite unfair and unjustifiable. Precisely, orientalism, Prejudice, and Discrimination are always made out of ignorance, without full information utilization when making conclusions and always assassinate ones character. This ensures that innocent are not given their right. It is important that people are treated fairly. Let everyone be given fair trial.

Individuals can promote tolerance and reduce prejudice in their towns and cities by taking the initiative to accept, appreciate and respect other cultures and religions since America is a nation of diversity (Rivera, 2008). Individuals also need to fight the assumptions and stereotypes which have been cultivated over time and generalized about people and religion. Intermarriage is also a way which an individual may use since it involves intimacy thus silent communication of diversity appreciation.