Is their Anti-Middleeast sentiments in US colleges?

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<p>I'm just wondering whether their is discrimination against Middle-easterners in colleges. By the way I'm from Egypt.</p>

<p>Also, are there any top universities know for having such sentiments toward people from the middle-east. </p>

<p>I'm a sociable person. So, in college, I don't want to be one of those student who join clubs for Arabs and stuff. . . I want to attend a college where students mix and don't have the tendency to stick to their own cultural or ethnic group.</p>

<p>Help would be appreciated :-).</p>

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<p>i’m sure it varies from college to college, but here at NYU there’s a lot of international students, and I’ve noticed a lot of Arabs/Asians. I don’t think anyone here would discriminate against you. Sure there are racists at every college, but most college students are young and open-minded, especially here in NY where it’s very diverse. I would hope people at top universities are smart and generally open-minded (not that people in regular colleges aren’t as well).</p>

<p>And joining arab clubs doesn’t mean you can’t be social…it just may give you an opportunity to meet other arabs and eat good mideastern food together :stuck_out_tongue: i’ve noticed a lot of internationals tend to clump together in little packs, but that doesn’t have to be you.</p>

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<p>The answer is an almost unequivocal no. Maybe at huge, crappy, state schools, but people at top universities will probably be attracted to you because you’re from Egypt (cf. [Black</a> friend finder](<a href=“http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e01cba7600/black-friend-finder]Black”>http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e01cba7600/black-friend-finder) and [having</a> gay friends](<a href=“http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/14/88-having-gay-friends/]having”>http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/14/88-having-gay-friends/)).</p>

<p>This is especially funny:

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<p>Ya, I don’t want to be part of that clump. . . I might as well stay home. lol. Do you know how it is in schools like JHU, Northwestern, and Duke.</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>NU has a campus in Qatar, so I hope its not too common :P</p>

<p>Not at all common. Feelings about Israel/ Palestine might be a little hot though.</p>

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<p>I can’t say that I’ve noticed discrimination against Middle Easterns at college. If you stick with colleges in diverse communities, you should be fine.</p>

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<p>^ Conservative colleges will kill anyone</p>

<p>I know there’s always a big debate on the middle east.
things can get pretty fired up</p>

<p>I stay away from it because arguments never lead anywehre</p>

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<p>Haikumaru, what define a “conservative college” as?</p>

<p>Schools like Vandy, Wake, and the like?</p>

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<p>^ conservative… well, political views and known for their student body and faculty to be right wing.</p>

<p>Some religious schools too…</p>

<p>I don’t really care a school’s “socio-political” stand point but I do want to go somewhere where I can be myself and not be nagged for it.</p>

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<p>there are only like 5 conservative colleges in the US</p>

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<p>Care to share soccerguy? Because that person said that Wake and Vandy was conservative…but I think they are more moderate than anything. Plus, I am pretty sure that the professors in those “conservative” schools are more likely moderate to left-leaning, considering the nature of academia.</p>

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<p>Egypt is fine. Gaza & Syria not so much >_></p>

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<p>yeah, you always see the “stop the genocide in darfur” groups but never “stop the genocide in palestine” groups. :(</p>

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<p>@rsxwheee: I also assumed that Egypt would be considered the more left-winged country in the middle-east, considering its ties with the US. But the thing is. . . if their is this so-called discrimination, I can’t really say no, I’m not Arab, I’m Egyptian, lol. Do you get what I mean?</p>

<p>Is Duke considered a “conservative” school?</p>

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<p>You ARE Arab if you’re Egyptian. Egypt was once named the United Arab Republic…</p>

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<p>That’s because there is no genocide in Palestine.</p>

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<p>Well now I’m confused. I thought “Arab” would be classified more as a race and “Egyptian” a nationality. So isn’t it possible to be Egyptian and not Arab?</p>

<p>I think I’ve confused myself further now.</p>

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<p>An entire people are are being wiped out.

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<p>African is a race, and Zimbabwe is a nationality, if your from Zimbabwe your most likely African.</p>