“Citizens of Heaven” versus “The Islamic Peril”

In early 2001, the Holy Land Experience (HLE) theme park opened in Orlando, Florida. Before 9/11, Islam was merely a shadowy figure at the HLE; after 9/11, however, the park has promoted a vision of Islam and Muslims that fosters hate among American Protestant visitors. This paper argues that the H...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cedeb23847ba4d689e1c9b3cee65b5ab2021-12-02T17:49:43Z“Citizens of Heaven” versus “The Islamic Peril”10.35632/ajis.v21i3.5092690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/cedeb23847ba4d689e1c9b3cee65b5ab2004-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/509https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 In early 2001, the Holy Land Experience (HLE) theme park opened in Orlando, Florida. Before 9/11, Islam was merely a shadowy figure at the HLE; after 9/11, however, the park has promoted a vision of Islam and Muslims that fosters hate among American Protestant visitors. This paper argues that the HLE is a site of extreme potential danger, for it espouses holy war and dissent between American Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Nancy L. StockdaleInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 21, Iss 3 (2004)
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description In early 2001, the Holy Land Experience (HLE) theme park opened in Orlando, Florida. Before 9/11, Islam was merely a shadowy figure at the HLE; after 9/11, however, the park has promoted a vision of Islam and Muslims that fosters hate among American Protestant visitors. This paper argues that the HLE is a site of extreme potential danger, for it espouses holy war and dissent between American Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
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