20Jul 2017

TOWARD A RICHER DEFINITION OF MULTICULTURALISM.

  • Associate Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Faulty of Arts, Kafresheikh University, Egypt and a Visiting Scholar at the Department of English, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Florida, U.S.A.
  • Associate Professor, Department of English language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Behna University, Egypt.
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The paper shows the contemporary debate surrounding multiculturalism. Actually, multiculturalism transfers from national identity to social cohesion and leads to political correctness instead of cultural friction. The paper shows a balanced assessment of the meaning of multiculturalism. It is a hotly debated and has covered a wide range of policies. For this purpose, the paper depends upon two key elements: diversity and culture.

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[Nadia Maher Ibrahim Moawad and Sherine Mostafa El Shoura. (2017); TOWARD A RICHER DEFINITION OF MULTICULTURALISM. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 802-806] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Nadia Maher Ibrahim Moawad
Associate Lecturer

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4783      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4783

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