Today's Work Log:
Today I took the implicit bias test, and my results came back as mutual. I don't prefer a specific race, but I am confused as to why we had to do that? When I heard we were taking a bias test I thought it would be over our thoughts and opinions not over racial preference. I do realize we are reading stories about racial bias instances, but I feel like it wasn't essential for us to take a test.
Jihad's story moves me, it makes me realize that American Muslims didn't see that coming either. They are appalled that they did this in the name of Allah. It is awfully sad that someone has to be stereotyped because of their religion. Essentially, religion is to create peace. It's terrible that Muslims are categorized by what the minority of that religion does. Maybe 1% of the Muslim population are apart of the extreme efforts of these terrorist organizations, but the many, many others are peacefully trying to live out there lives without being persecuted. Jihad had to endure a true struggle, which is dealing with the persecution.
Amna Chaudhary says it best when she states, "The fact that I’m a Muslim doesn’t make me, as a person, any different from anybody else. You know, the fact that I wear an extra piece of clothing on my head doesn’t make me any different. And people don’t seem to understand that. I’ve lived here all my life and even if I hadn’t lived here all my life, I’m not any different." They weren't the terrorists that attacked the twin towers, but innocent Americans who mourned this tragedy.
I believe the idea behind todays assignment is to look beyond what you see. Don't judge a person based on their looks or beliefs. Allow everyone the opportunity to be treated equally. Everyone can have their difference of opinion, but that doesn't make them any less of a person. It is just weird how people are so easily persuaded to believing that if someone is a different color or have a different religion, they are less important.
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