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The Journey into America project led by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed were passing through Alabama to Nashville, Tennessee as part of their 6 month tour across the ...
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Both have the same levels of religious belief,
according to Gallup. And New England? More like Canada....
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How Alabama Is Like Iran
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Hailey Woldt is a 22-year-old who blue-eyed Catholic
who has been studying the cultural biases against muslims...
for a while now. A few years ago she went on a trek through the Middle East to study islam and assist her Georgetown University professor who was researching for a book he was writing. ...
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Hailey Woldt: Arab in Alabama
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Muslim study group surprised to find Alabamans don’t hate Muslims
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Muslim study group surprised to find Alabamans don’t hate Muslims posted at 7:17 pm on February 9, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly An academic version of NBC’s NASCAR stunt from a few years ago. They went looking for prejudice — and darned if they didn’t find it . Hailey Woldt put on the traditional black abaya, expecting the worst… “I expected people to say, ‘What is this terrorist doing here? We don’t want your kind here,’ ” said Woldt, a 22-year-old blue-eyed Catholic, recalling her anticipation before stepping into a local barbecue joint. “I thought I wouldn’t even be ...
Hailey Woldt: Arab in Alabama
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Hailey Woldt is a 22-year-old who blue-eyed Catholic who has been studying the cultural biases against muslims for a while now. A few years ago she went on a trek through the Middle East to study islam and assist her Georgetown University professor who was researching for a book he was writing.
She wrote about her 10-week journey through the muslim world with respect and deference. She spoke about keeping her head covered and avoiding eye contact with men … out of respect. That seemed to be okay, because that was what was expected to show respect in that culture. She is a woman and apparently she wouldn’t dream of being ...
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