"A Land Called Paradise"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbcmPe0z3Sc



"A Land Called Paradise" by Lena Khan. In December 2007, over 2,000 American Muslims were asked what they wished they could say to the world. This is what they said.

In this video, American Muslims write on a poster board feels, dreams, and goals that all Americans have. But what is different it about this video is that sometimes we forget that American Muslim women do the everyday things that we may do everyday. I think Lena Khan made this video to show people that are quick to judge Muslim culture that there is no difference between us and them.

I believe that since 9/11 we have put Muslims into a different category by stereotyping them into being non-American or unpatriotic. I commend Khan for her efforts to reveal to the world that we are all Americans, we all shop at malls, and have similar dreams for ourselves and our families. Even our political beliefs are changed among American Muslims, we may categorize them as being radical and too conservative because how some of the women dress.