The Country I choose: CHINA
The purpose of this paper is to help you prepare research and assemble materials for your final project. In this paper your group is expected to respond to the following three prompts. Each group member should submit their own 500-750 word paper that responds to a single prompt.
Identify 1-2 organizations** and/or groups that are countering Islamophobia in your chosen country. You should identify who is doing this work, how they are doing this work, and what methods they are using. Look for:
Profiles and bios of the organization and its leaders
What is the organization/group’s goal? What is their mission statement? What are they trying to achieve and why?
Who is funding their work? What are the politics of the funders and how does the source of funding impact the vision/activity/goals of the organization(s)?
What informs this organization/group’s intervention? How are their methods influenced/ shaped/decided upon?
Use our lectures and readings throughout the semester to think about the organization’s/group’s impact. How is it intervening in, redressing, and/or reproducing Islamophobia?
(2) Identify economic restrictions or financial scrutiny experienced by Muslims. For example, are certain types of monetary transfer services monitored or banned, have Muslims experienced discrimination in opening bank accounts, accessing person and business loans, or been subject to increased financial oversight? Describe the policies and how they have impacted Muslims in the country. If you learn of individuals who have faced these restrictions, you may share their stories.
(3) Identify practices that target Muslims under the guise of preventing terrorism and reducing security threats. What is the public messaging about these practices? What impacts do they have on the position of Muslims in the country and on Muslim individuals and communities?
Please adhere to the following conventions:
Name & numbered pages
Parenthetical citations & works cited
500-750 words
Double spaced; Times New Roman; size 12; one-inch margins
Use sources that are either peer-reviewed academic research or major news outlets.
These reading I provide is not necessary to use.
