Muslim-American Marketplace: Understanding Cultural Diversity

Understanding Cultural Diversity and Learning

Core curriculum and multicultural education are two major approaches advocated in the current school reform movement. This article argues that neither of these approaches adequately addresses the problem of those minority groups who have not traditionally done well in the public school. Core curriculum advocates falsely assume that as a result of instituting a core curriculum, demanding higher ...

Toward an Understanding of Judicial Diversity in American Courts

Cultural Intelligence and Cultural Diversity

Today, in order to achieve an effective result in a globalized business environment, an understanding of cultural diversity is urgently needed. In this background, such a concept, cultural intelligence, is newly presented. This is an ability to socialize and work with people from different culture and background without cultural struggle. This article discusses about a concept and theory of cul...

American Virtual Colonialism and the Islamophobia Politics: Muslim/Iranian Women’s “Hijab” at “YouTube”

Virtual Colonialism (Ameli, 2011) is reflecting a new trend of colonialismin the virtual space parallel to the physical space. According to Ameli(2007), withthe “Dual Spacization” of life,the imperial powers like the United States of Americatake the advantage of the synchronization and translocality of the virtual space toexpand their realm of imperial power through the “attraction” and “persua...

Cultural considerations for social service agencies working with Muslim clients.

Social service agencies and practitioners are continually challenged to provide services that are effective for, and reflective of, cultural and religious diversity. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 50 social work practitioners in four Canadian cities to gain insight into methods of practice that are culturally sensitive for work with Muslim clients. No hard-and-fast rules are identif...