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Running head: SIGNATURE ASSIGNMENT ECD 310

Signature Assignment:

Diversity Intervie

!i"t#ria Ramire$

%resn# &a"i'i" University


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)earning and engaging in #ther "u*tures and traditi#ns "an +e +#th a ,n#*edgea+*e and

en*ightening e-.erien"e/ I .ers#na**y en#y indu*ging in #ther "u*tures as mu"h as .#ssi+*e

+e"ause I 'ee* *i,e it he*.s me steer aay 'r#m stere#ty.es and .reudi"e .ers.e"tives t#ards

#ther "u*tures ethni"ities and traditi#ns/ %#r this assignment I de"ided t# revisit my g##d 'riend

M#hammed and ta,e this as an #..#rtunity t# dive even 'urther int# the Ara+ "u*ture even m#re

s.e"i'i"a**y '#r the .ur.#se #' this .a.er I i** +e '#"using #n the Mus*im Ara+ "u*ture/

Is*am is the .rimary re*igi#n in the Ara+ #r*d and th#se h# .ra"ti"e Is*am are re'erred

t# as Mus*ims/ A Mus*im is *itera**y 2#ne h# su+mits t# the i** #' G#d 45ammad 16667/

8ver 609 #' the Ara+ #r*d identi'y as Mus*ims h#ever the t# sh#u*d n#t +e "#n'used

+e"ause n#t a** Ara+s are Mus*im and n#t a** Mus*ims are Ara+/

%#r th#se Ara+s h# .ra"ti"e Is*am re*igi#n .*ays a signi'i"ant r#*e in a** as.e"ts #' their

*i'e 'r#m +usiness t# *i'esty*e a*m#st everything is dire"t*y in'*uen"ed +y re*igi#n/ Is*am is a

"#m.*ete ay #' *i'es#"ia* e"#n#mi" s.iritua* and .#*iti"a*/ Is*ami" inun"ti#ns +ased #n the

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.er'#rman"e #' the .i*grimage t# Me""a the 5a 45ammad 16667/

Ara+ "u*ture is ri"h in "ust#ms and traditi#ns that '#"us *arge*y #n the im.#rtan"e #'

re*igi#n and 'ami*y/ %ami*y is high*y va*ued in the Ara+ "u*ture/ It is very "#mm#n '#r e-tended


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'ami*ies t# *ive t#gether in #ne h#useh#*d #r '#r mu*ti.*e 'ami*ies t# *ive t#gether/ The 'ami*y is

the +asi" s#"ieta* unit and is very "*#se,nit ith the 'ather +eing the head #' the h#useh#*d and

the m#ther rare*y #r,ing #utside #' the h#me/ ?#men are usua**y seen as su+#rdinate t# men

and ma*e #''s.ring are 'av#red sin"e a s#n is e-.e"ted t# "are '#r his .arents in their advan"ed

age hereas a daughter +e"#mes .art #' the s#nin*a


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?hi*e dress "#des and "ust#ms are di''erent 'r#m "#untry t# "#untry the ma#rity #' #men are

reBuired t# "#ver themse*ves/ It is "#mm#n '#r #men t# ear a headdress #r s"ar' this is "a**ed

a hia+ and m#re dev#ted #men a*s# "#ver their 'a"e/ Traditi#na* Ara+ dress a*s# 'eatures the

'u** *ength +#dy "#ver 4a+ayah i*+#+ #r "had#r7/ Ara+ dress '#r men ranges 'r#m the traditi#na*

'*#ing r#+es t# +*ue eans Tshirts and estern +usiness suits/

Ara+ "u*ture and s#"iety have made many great "#ntri+uti#ns t# the #r*ds deve*#.ment/

The 'ie*ds #' medi"ine mathemati"s astr#n#my *anguage ar"hite"ture agri"u*ture navigati#n

and ge#gra.hy have a** +ene'ited 'r#m Ara+ industry and genius/ The Ara+ #r*d is a signi'i"ant

"u*tura* and e"#n#mi" '#r"e in #r*d a''airs 45ammad 16667/

The Ara+ "u*ture is e-treme*y interesting and the m#re and m#re I *earn a+#ut the Ara+

#r*d the m#re I 'ee* a ne a..re"iati#n '#r the Ara+ .e#.*e/ I thin, #ne #' the main reas#ns

hy I am s# attra"ted t# the Ara+ Mus*im "u*ture is +e"ause it is s# di''erent 'r#m my #n

Me-i"anAmeri"an@Cath#*i" "u*ture/

%irst #'' the m#st signi'i"ant di''eren"e is that re*igi#n d#es n#t ty.i"a**y in'*uen"e a**

as.e"ts #' my *i'e *i,e it d#es an Ara+ Mus*im


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"#mm#n as it is in the Ara+ "u*ture and it "an s#metimes +e seen negative*y/ An#ther huge

di''eren"e in the Ara+ "u*ture and the Ameri"an "u*ture is that in the Ameri"an "u*ture re*igi#n

and .#*iti"s are usua**y ,e.t se.arate and that


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