People have a tendency of relying on their “knowledge” of common stereotypes regarding different cultures and races, when interacting with them, these interactions serve as a form of isolation against these group. Stereotyping allows one to judge another’s actions without regard for the reasons behind said actions, thus serving to isolate them into the group known as the others. Examples of groups of people being stereotyped based on their ethnicity, culture, or religion is fairly common within the United States, with many seeing the use of stereotypes as the norm. After 9/11 many Americans judge Muslim men as savage beasts, who force young girls into marrying them against their will, based solely on their skin and sensationalist news stories from the news media. Most religions utilize stereotypes in order to paint the other religion in a bad light; this is especially prevalent in the short story The Wedding. The short story Mind the English…show more content… This is because many Americans believe that Arabs who immigrant from Middle Eastern countries, but continue practicing Islam are against America and desire to implement Sharia’ law in the United States. Now these stereotypes are both highly inaccurate and racist towards Arab families, and more importantly isolate Islamic Arab families from their new communities. According to Lisa Breyer in her short story, The Women of Islam, most of the laws enacted towards women were meant to protect them and keep them safe, but they laws were abused by the later heads of governments, and altered to remove their protection of women. When Islamic families immigrate to the United States numerous women keep their veils on their head not as a sign of support of their former abusive government, but as a reminder of their homeland and loving god,
