Muslim Oppression Research Paper

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I know how to oppress Muslims were by reading the news about how mosques are vandalized or how a group of Muslims attacked. While looking for research about this subject showed that this oppression is a global issue that I did not recognize the full extent. From an intimate level, the interactions I have with people who are Muslims tell me the extent of oppression and how it affects them. All of this indicates me how global this problem is and why it is a problem in the first place. It also shows how it works on a local level too. The few Muslims I do talk to never talk about their issues with others but only their lives. It required me to think of a local level and how it involves me in my daily life. With the research, I need to be more careful

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