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