view of American exceptionalism. James Caesar, for example, views American exceptionalism as having a slightly different character than previous eras’ manifestation of such ideology and says that the Puritan and religious character of American exceptionalism has been overstated. Rather, he contends, it is rooted in the need for a relatively new nation to define a sense of purpose for itself. Exceptionalism could be rooted in a sense of collective anxiety about a diverse nation made up of many peoples, religious groups, and ideologies that spans over a relatively wide territory… Continue Reading...
been complicit in both demonizing the Muslim community in America and promoting a view of American immigration policy that is anti-Muslim.[footnoteRef:3] This paper will show that the changes in U.S. immigration policy post 9-11 have negatively affected American Muslims in several ways as a result of inherently racist legislation specifically targeting all Muslims regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens or not. [1: Jigyasu, R. "Defining the Definition for Addressing the 'Reality'," in What is a Disaster?: New Answers to Old Questions, Ed. Ronald W. Perry & E.L. Quarantelli. International Research Committee on Disasters, 2005.] [2: Sheridan, L. (2006). Islamophobia pre- and post-September… Continue Reading...
