Social Experiences of Muslim Americans Regarding the Intolerance Displayed by Non-Muslims

Non-Muslims in the United States have openly expressed their opposition regarding Muslim Americans, which has led to the racial profiling and unequal treatment of Muslim Americans. Literature regarding the intolerance displayed by majority members indicates a need for further research that explores the point of view of minorities in the United States. Intolerance is defined as the refusal and unwillingness to respect or tolerate persons of a different social group or members of minority groups who hold beliefs contrary to one’s own. The intolerance displayed among members of different religious and cultural backgrounds can limit the ability to discover new information needed in promoting positive social change among Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. Semistructured interviews were used to explore the social experiences of Muslim Americans of Palestinian descent in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding prejudice and discrimination displayed by non-Muslims. The theory of planned behavior and impression management theory were used as the framework for this study. Convenience and purposeful sampling were used to recruit the 10 participants chosen for this study. Template analysis, Giorgio’s psychological phenomenological method, and coding were used to analyze the data obtained from this study. Participants revealed experiencing prejudice and discrimination “everywhere” and “anywhere,” including verbal attacks and emotional distress. Participants also described the intolerance among Muslims and non-Muslims as “good and bad” or “it depends.” Information from this study can help in the development of social strategies that can be used to improve the interactions among Muslims and non-Muslims in United States

Attitudes of Muslim Americans Regarding Prejudice and Discrimination Displayed by Non-Muslims

Abstract Muslim Americans have reported experiencing racial profiling, physical threats, and verbal abuse based on their religion, ethnicity, and color (Samari, 2016). These types of lived experiences can have negative personal consequences for Muslim Americans and influence their attitudes and behavior toward non-Muslims. A literature review conducted by Simon et al. (2018) suggests the need for research that explores the point of view of minorities regarding intolerance displayed by majority members. Intolerance is defined as the refusal and unwillingness to tolerate or respect individuals from different social or minority groups who hold different beliefs. Prejudice and discrimination can hinder the discovery of new information needed to promote positive social change by influencing social boundaries among groups based on their negative lived experiences (Ellis & Abdi, 2017). Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the attitudes of Palestinian Muslim Americans in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding prejudice and discrimination displayed by non-Muslims. The theory of planned behavior was used as the theoretical framework for this study. Purposeful and convenience sampling were used to recruit the 10 participants in this study. Giorgi’s (2012) psychological method, coding, and template analysis were used to perform data analysis. The study revealed the participants described prejudice and discrimination among Muslims and non-Muslims as “good and bad” or “it depends.” The study also found participants used the terms “we versus they” or “us versus them” when describing the behavior displayed by non-Muslims. Information discovered from this study can be used to develop new social strategies that can help improve the social interactions among Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States

Emotional Experiences of Muslim Americans Regarding the Intolerance Displayed by Non-Muslims

Muslims in the United States report experiencing unequal treatment and racial profiling from non-Muslims. Recent literature (Simon et al., 2018) suggests the need for further research on the intolerance displayed by majority members from the point of view of minority members in the United States. The unwillingness or refusal to respect or tolerate individuals from a different social group or minority groups, who hold beliefs that are contrary to one’s own, is referred to as intolerance. The display of intolerance among members of different cultural and religious backgrounds can hinder the discovery of new information needed to promote positive social change among non-Muslims and Muslims in the United States. To explore the emotional experiences of Palestinian Muslim Americans in Cleveland, Ohio, I conducted semistructured interviews regarding the display of prejudice and discrimination by non-Muslims. The theoretical framework used for this study is the theory of planned behavior. To recruit the 10 participants in the study, purposeful and convenience sampling were used. Data analysis was performed using Giorgi’s psychological phenomenological method, template analysis, and coding. Findings of the study revealed that participants experienced emotional distress from the intolerance displayed by non-Muslims, which involved experiences such as verbal attacks “anywhere” and “everywhere.” The study also found the participants describing the intolerance among Muslims and non-Muslims using terms such as “we vs. they” or “us vs. them.” The discovered information from this study can be used to develop social strategies that promote and improve interactions among non-Muslims and Muslims in the United States

Cartographie du changement à l'aide de nuages de points 3D

The presentation presents the point clouds as remote sensing data for change detection. Indeed, the earth's surface is continuously changing either rapidly or slowly depending on the event. Each of these events has a defined magnitude, velocity, and frequency which determines whether the change is short-term or long-term. By reading this presentation you will discover the following points: The importance of 3d for change detection, given that objects on the earth's surface have a large vertical component; The challenges related to the use of this type of data for this specific task; the existing methods (standard, and learning-based) And our innovative research on this topic.15. Life on lan

The Lived Experiences of Muslim Americans Regarding Prejudice and Discrimination by Non-Muslims

Opposition to Muslim Americans in the United States is openly expressed by majority members, which includes profiling and a recent presidential campaign proposing a “ban on Muslims.” There is a lack of qualitative studies in the United States that explore minorities’ point of view of about the tolerance displayed by majority members. Tolerance involves a degree of restraint about the disapproval and dislike of others of different religious, racial, political, and cultural backgrounds. This limits the ability to develop and implement appropriate policies that are needed to promote positive social change. In this phenomenological study, semistructured interviews were used to explore the lived experiences of 10 Palestinian Muslim Americans from Cleveland, Ohio, about the prejudice and discrimination they have experienced by non-Muslims. Impression management theory and the theory of planned behavior constituted the theoretical framework for this study. Purposeful and convenience sampling were used to recruit 10 participants. Data analysis used Giogio’s psychological phenomenological method, template analysis, and coding of emerging thematic categories. Findings revealed that the participants experienced prejudice and discrimination “anywhere” and “everywhere” by non-Muslims. These included verbal attacks and being treated differently, resulting in emotional distress. The tolerance between Muslims and non-Muslims was described as “good and bad” or “it depends.” Findings from this study may help in the development and implementation of social strategies that can promote positive social change among Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States

Elderly Housing Design in Charlton, Massachusetts

The design of an elderly housing facility provided experience in construction and project management characteristics that included architectural layout development, code analysis, cost estimation, and scheduling. A preliminary building plan was established by investigating spatial layouts and numerical data. The code analysis was used to verify preliminary layouts and alter certain aspects in order for the facility to be code compliant. Technical specifications were prepared to describe assemblies of construction in the building process. Using the specifications, a cost estimate was completed to provide approximate cost of the building process and all its components. The scheduling of the project allowed for approximate determination of substantial completion

A methodology for the efficient computer representation of dynamic power systems : application to wind parks

This contribution presents a methodology to efficiently obtain the numerical and computer solution of dynamic power systems with high penetration of wind turbines. Due to the excessive computational load required to solve the abc models that represent the behavior of the wind turbines, a parallel processing scheme is proposed to enhance the solution of the overall system. Case studies are presented which demonstrate the effectiveness and applications of the proposed methodology

Development of an Intersection Assessment Protocol in Boston, Massachusetts

This report, prepared for the consulting firm Nelson-Nygaard, analyzes conventional protocols for assessing intersections. Through our analysis, we developed a new protocol which sought to provide a traffic engineer with more descriptive data on an intersection. Our protocol broke up an intersection timeline into phases and then quantified pedestrian behavior through those phases. The intersections of Boylston and Tremont in Boston, MA and Prospect and Mass Ave in Cambridge, MA were used to develop and test our protocol

Développement d'un modèle hybride MAE-X-FEM pour la modélisation des couches minces

Un grand nombre d'applications industrielles nécessitent une modélisation fine de la présence de couches minces au sein de structures (soudure, brasure, collage, revêtements,...). Dans cet objectif, un nouveau modèle, couplant l'approche théorique des développements asymptotiques raccordés et la méthode numérique des éléments finis étendus X-FEM, est introduit pour décrire le comportement thermomécanique de ce type de structures, garantissant la précision des résultats sans raffinement particulier du maillage. Des premiers résultats pour le cas d'assemblages brasés sont également présentés

Le management des télétravailleurs dans les PME marocaines à l'ère du covid-19 : quelles modalités de contrôle et quel degré d'autonomie? Résultats d'une étude empirique

Les PME adoptent de plus en plus le télétravail comme un mode de travail de type récent, surtout à I 'ère de la pandémie. Le management du télétravail se distingue du management classique du travail présentiel dans le sens où il donne plus d'importance à la notion d'autonomie, ce qui nécessite un changement des outils et des méthodes de contrôle de la part des dirigeants. Cette recherche analyse les méthodes de contrôle et le degré d'autonomie adopté par les PME marocaines à travers une étude empirique qualitative avec 4 spécialistes des RH, 8 managers et 44 employés.&nbsp