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Post-9/11 Experiences of Muslim Students in Florida Public Schools
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Post-9/11 Experiences of Muslim Students in Florida Public Schools

Arifa Mohammad Bushier Garman
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2007

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This research was an exploration of the experiences of Muslim students in Florida public schools after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. The research involved looking at these experiences, examining how Muslim parents and Muslim students perceived these experiences, and investigating how they felt about their schools’ ability to meet Muslim students’ academic, cultural, and religious needs. The Muslim students who were interviewed reported both negative and positive experiences. Negative experiences ranged from name calling to harassment to denial of the students’ culture and religion. Positive experiences included demonstrations of support and the desire to know more about their culture and religion. Although some students were affected by the harassment from students and especially from teachers, most students indicated that they were determined to assert their identity as Americans. This sense of determination and persistence in the face of some of the experiences they faced at school came from inner strength, belief in themselves, and strong family ties. However, most important to many of the participants was their belief in the American ideals of equality for all. The students’ parents, while acknowledging that their children’s academic needs were being met by the schools’ teachers and administrators, stated that their children’s cultural and religious needs were being ignored and in some instances denied.
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