Muslims as a Race
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People talk about the Jews as if they were a race called that.
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Peace everyone. It's been too long.
I have a question. Recently I've heard American activists (usually Socialists) refer to Muslims as a race. Can anyone speak to this?
Thank you for your valuable time.
Most races aren't real in a biological sense anyway (esp white 'race' so I wouldn't worry much about it. It moreso refers to an identifiable social group hence why it applies.
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Well it's kind of complicated whenever Muslim identity is refereed. 'Muslim' is not a race but a follower of Islam regardless of background but this identity is racialized because of the connotations with the ethnic groups, most commonly Middle Easterns and South Asians. Even if group of Muslims who are neither of those two, they would be strongly tied to the religious identity. Just like Osman says, race is a social concept and can be applied to a group with similar characteristics.
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Most races aren't real in a biological sense anyway (esp white 'race' so I wouldn't worry much about it. It moreso refers to an identifiable social group hence why it applies.
Agree...
Race just like religion, nationality, tradition, language, university alumni, favorite football club etc.. is an element which makes up a 'social identity'..
A social construct for human to identity whether the other human should be categorized as 'among us' or 'among them'..