I grew up in Lawrence, Indiana a suburb of Indianapolis, and the school system in my town features some of the most diverse schools in the state of Indiana. As a result I was exposed to a variety of different cultures, including Islam, from a young age. In fact, without looking at the numbers, I can say that my high school had more diversity than Butler does. Many of my classmates were of Muslim heritage which meant I had been exposed some of the realities of the Islamic faith as opposed to stereotypes that popular culture and media portrays. Amid all this I still found the PBS Global connection reading to be quite informative. One thing that I found interesting was that Muslim women actually believe it is empowering to cover their heads and there is a “collective identity which is underlined” by covering their heads. Popular culture and media, which view it as oppressive for women, often portray the exact opposite idea of this.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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