Current Issue Affecting Arab-Americans: Oklahoma Man Is Charged With Killing Lebanese

Name:Instructor:Course:Date:Current issue affecting Arab-Americans: Oklahoma Man Is Charged with Killing Lebanese-American Neighbor by Christine Hauser, Aug, 2016In a news report published by New York Times on August 12, Vernon Majors aged 61, was charged with first-degree murder for killing Khalid Jabara aged 37. Vernon called the family of Khalid, “dirty Arabs” and even tried to run over the mother with his car. He was arrested for trying to kill his neighbor with a car. Upon his release on a bond, he went ahead and shot the son, Khalid Jabara on the veranda of their house in Tulsa. The extent of hate can easily be felt in the actions of the 61, year-old Vernon Majors. Killing a fellow, human being simply because he or she comes from a different ethnic group is the most heinous height of intolerance (Hauser 2).The case of Vernon Major is just an example of the difficult time that Arab-Americans face in the United States. The reality of being seen as sub-humans and unfit to live in the United States is a common issue that Arab-Americans experience in their daily life. The aspect of an adult referring to his next door neighbor as, “dirty Arabs” demonstrates the