Assignment #7 TED Talk-“Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate” by Suzanne Barakat.
In this post, I would like to share an address
from TED Talks. It’s called “Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate”
by Suzanne Barakat. The reason that I choose this talk because I hope people
can understand Muslim more, not just think all the Muslim are bad people like
ISIS. General Muslim are like normal people, they just have a religion which is
different from us. We should accept and respect them.
Talk source: https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_barakat_islamophobia_killed_my_brother_let_s_end_the_hate?language=en
Dictionary source: http://www.ldoceonline.com/
Vocabulary
1. Islamophobia (noun): hatred or fear of
Muslims
Example: The term "Islamophobia"
was first introduced as a concept in a 1991 Runnymede Trust Report and defined
as "unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear or dislike of
all or most Muslims."
2. reciprocate (verb): to do or give
something, because something similar has been done or given to you.
Example: When he spoke I was expected to
reciprocate with some remark of my own.
3. be/become attuned to something: to be or
become familiar with the way someone thinks or behaves so that you can react to
them in a suitable way
Example: British companies still aren’t
really attuned to the needs of the Japanese market.
4. condolences (noun): sympathy for someone
who has had something bad happen to them, especially when someone has died
Example: Edward's parents sent their
condolences, attended the ceremony at chapel and graveside, and Mrs. Thomas
visited the widow.
5. immobilize (verb): (1) to prevent
someone or something from moving
immobilize
(verb): (2) to stop something from working
Example: (1) She was immobilized with a
broken leg.
(2) The car’s security device will immobilize the
ignition system.
What a heart-breaking story. It makes us look at our own ideas about religion.
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