The Role Of Religious Stereotype Of Adnan Syed - 893 Words

The Influence of Religious Stereotype of Adnan Syed The issue of religious bias and stereotype now obtain around the world, including America, which led to social differentiation, crimes and their ethnic identity. This phenomenon may bring an impact on court decision because of their bias toward the religion. Stereotype of religion have affected the defendant, which should not be used against the defendant because stereotype is an unfair belief. In the Serial podcast, the murder of Hae Min Lee has caused worldwide attention and discussion. A 17 years old teenage boy, Adnan Syed, has been convicted to the first degree murder. Adnan is born in a Muslim family from Pakistan, people assumed that Adnan must be a Muslim because of his parent s faith. His Muslim identity has been repeated and emphasized in the podcast and trial, this factor may affect his court of decision due to the stereotype of Muslim. Religious profiling may have affected Adnan Syed s trial in 1990 due to his religion and his Muslim character is being portrayed by religi ous stereotype which exposed the attitude towards Muslims in the United States. Adnan’s Creditability and Religious background All religious belief has its own rules and expectation for followers, Muslim should not violate its rules . According to Koening, Muslims should not smoke, drink and have sex, Adnan parents are traditional believers and he was a good Muslim child in the family and mosque (2014). Koening (2014) mentioned