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A 4 page overview of the differences that exist between mainstream Christian U.S. culture and extremist Islamic culture. The author covers values and norms for each culture and concludes with a discussion of the ideal verses the real. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mainstream U.S. culture differs radically from some cultures in the Middle East.
This is particularly true when we are comparing mainstream Christian U.S. culture and certain Islamic factions in the Middle East. Consider, for example, the Islamic extremist culture as it
exists in Afghanistan. While mainstream U.S. culture, particular mainstream Christian U.S. culture, prides such values as equality and freedom; extremist Islamic culture too often frowns on such values.
At the same time, the concepts of equality and freedom are part of American nationalism. It is what our country is based on. We pride ourselves on being
largely free from governmental control and the control of other citizens and we point to race and gender relations to demonstrate our progress in terms of establishing true equality.
Arab culture as a whole, however, does not place the same worth on values such as freedom and equality. Islamic culture has vehemently resisted attempts at liberating Islamic women
in particular (Wiebke, 1993). Even concepts such as freedom are viewed with consternation. Philip Novak in "The Worlds Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as
a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most important to Muslims. They do not react in the same way we do to the
idea of a dictator nor do they strive to achieve political equality. As would be expected, from a prescriptive and proscriptive norm standpoint
there are quite a few differences between mainstream U.S. culture and extremist Islamic culture. Mainstream Christians, for example, abide by the Biblical commandment that they shall not kill. Extremist
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