Immigration, War, Prejudice Flashcards
Immigration restrictions
1882- Chinese Exclusion Act
1917 Immigration Law
Immigration act of 1924
1965 act of immigration and nationality
Immigration act of 1924
The Johnson- Reed Act
literacy tests
tax
Asiatic Barred Zone
1965 immigration and nationality act (The Hart-Celler Act)
ended National origins
New pref system based on fam ties/ skills
Islam misunderstandings
associated with violence post- 9/11
fixation on extremists
Jihad
struggle- against individual evil inclination to convert
Sharia
Path Muslims should follow in life
Based on Qur’an, Hadith, sunna of the prophet
Regulate behavior: diet, dress, marriage, sexuality, economy, crime, theology, military
Interpreted and applied variously depended on context
Franklin Graham
Evangelical Christian
Condemned Islam after 9/11
Council on American- Islamic Relations
Council on American- Islamic Relations
America’s largest muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization
enhance understanding of islam and protect civil liberties