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Muslims face difficult choices in trying to be faithful to Islam while trying to become fully American. Describe some of these difficulties and tensions that Muslims might experience or difficult decisions that they might be forced to make when trying to follow the religious prohibitions and mandatory requirements of Islam while at the same time trying to be a law-abiding American citizen and active participant in the mainstream of the American economy and society.
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This solution outlines some of the difficulties that Muslim Americans face to integrate into American society. Within this discussion, shariah law is contextualized and some misconceptions of Islam are debunked.
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One issue Muslims face in the U.S. include the observation of Christian holidays or the non-observation of Muslim holidays. Another issue is the observance of the Shariah law, which is considered God's law by Muslims. Shariah law deals with issues of crime, economics, politics, and personal matters. The problem with this is that many of these issues are already addressed in the U.S. laws so it may become difficult or even impossible to adhere to ...
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