“A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds” is a feature story that is developed with a descriptive lead. The lead gives a clear picture of the imam, the neighborhood he severs, and the office he operates out of. The writer uses the in depth description as a door way into the conflict Muslim Americans are facing. Andrea Elliott delivers the conflict by dividing the story up into topical sections. Her colorful writing gives the piece life while lending understanding to the reader of the conflicts faced.
The story is mainly from the imam’s point of view with instances of outside voices like the Egyptian law professor at the University of California or the police officer from the 68th precinct. These voices added credibility to what the imam has stated concerning the community and its attempt to uphold it religious beliefs while adapting to the American way of life.
Elliot uses the imam as a catalyst for revealing all of the issues people of Islamic descent face. Small issues such as should one eat a big mac to international issues regarding terrorism are all brought into the story by the imam. The instances where stories of the issues solved by the imam are brought up never give names of the actual people and is the imam telling the story of a situation that took place that he needed to solve. The point of this story is to take the reader inside the life of a Muslim American.
As a result, the sources in this story are all on one side. That side is the one in favor of the imam and the Islamic tradition. Elliot uses analogies from the imam to show the different ideologies of Muslims in America versus Muslims in Egypt. “In Egypt, if a person passes through a red light, that means he’s smart,” he said. “In America, he’s very disrespected.”” Analogies like this are the closes thing to the other side given throughout the story.
Reconciling 2 Worlds
“A Muslim Leader in Brooklyn, Reconciling 2 Worlds” is a feature story that is developed with a descriptive lead. The lead gives a clear picture of the imam, the neighborhood he severs, and the office he operates out of. The writer uses the in depth description as a door way into the conflict Muslim Americans are facing. Andrea Elliott delivers the conflict by dividing the story up into topical sections. Her colorful writing gives the piece life while lending understanding to the reader of the conflicts faced.
The story is mainly from the imam’s point of view with instances of outside voices like the Egyptian law professor at the University of California or the police officer from the 68th precinct. These voices added credibility to what the imam has stated concerning the community and its attempt to uphold it religious beliefs while adapting to the American way of life.
Elliot uses the imam as a catalyst for revealing all of the issues people of Islamic descent face. Small issues such as should one eat a big mac to international issues regarding terrorism are all brought into the story by the imam. The instances where stories of the issues solved by the imam are brought up never give names of the actual people and is the imam telling the story of a situation that took place that he needed to solve. The point of this story is to take the reader inside the life of a Muslim American.
As a result, the sources in this story are all on one side. That side is the one in favor of the imam and the Islamic tradition. Elliot uses analogies from the imam to show the different ideologies of Muslims in America versus Muslims in Egypt. “In Egypt, if a person passes through a red light, that means he’s smart,” he said. “In America, he’s very disrespected.”” Analogies like this are the closes thing to the other side given throughout the story.