Hi everyone,
My name is Hajar Errafay I’m Moroccan, I have been living in US since January 2008. However, I chose the pictures in the poster to show my cultural identity. The first picture I chose in my city that I love was Marrakech, Marrakech is known as the Red City because all the buildings in the city are red. It is a very rich city with old museums, some of which are from the11th century.
The second picture I used is hard part to explain. It is an expression of my religion and I wrote on the poster “I’m Muslim and I’m proud”. This is because all the people in the world after September 11 have a misconception about Islam and Muslims. People think that we are all terrorists and we hate people from other religions. From my little knowledge and what I know about Islam, I can tell you that either the Quran or the prophet Muhammad never mentioned anything about killing people with other religions or killing them if they don’t want to be a Muslim.
Moreover, I choose the Oprah Winfrey picture because it is my favorite TV show. It’s one of the best talk shows in the world because it is very informative, helpful and at the same time fun to watch. In addition, when I was choosing the pictures that show my cultural identity, I notice that a lot of things have changed since I came to the US. I started eating some meals I couldn’t eat the first time I came here. I started acting like an American and also I started doing many things that I could not do in my country.
Anyway, the U.S is a beautiful country especially Chicago. I like every thing in it, the architecture, the museums and also the shopping malls.
Hi Hajar i am glad that you said that you are Muslim and proud because that means that you really do not care what other people think and that you embrace your culture. What i really liked about your poster was the pictures of your city. They are beautiful and very interesting. How is the whole city red???
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