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Title
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Type
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Interview
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Date
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February 14th, 2021
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Description
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The respondent is an Arab-American male who was born in the United States. He is married and has one child just over a year old. He emphasized desire for unity across religious backgrounds and how this could contribute to the betterment of addressing racial issues. Stated to have a large interest in the topics of social justice and demonstrated a larger involvement and interest in how not only the recent social justice movements, but COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the ways that individuals are seen and can affect change. Respondent supported that the Muslim has and is one of inclusivity and that, as such, its followers should support inclusivity and multiculturalism in their own lives. He also suggested that Muslims, Imams and other religious leaders should speak out and comfort the people who are getting discriminated against. Knowledge and teaching are needed, especially teaching the younger generation how important it is to judge somebody by their heart and not by their religion or race. He also believes that the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities should be working with one another.
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Language
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English
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Subject
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Family structure, familial impact of pandemic, connection, adjusting to pandemic, Muslim faith and inclusivity, aspects of history of Islam, social justice causes in the U.S., Islam and social justice, accommodations for pandemic in faith, differences in experiencing religious practices, desire to engage with faith. The importance of inter-faith connections among Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities. His family has been financially secure during Covid. Benefit of Covid: more time with his child and wife., COVID-19
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