• Hasnain et al. (2008)
  1. Do you think it is important to look at disability from the perspective ofparticularfaiths or cultures, or can this confound our perspective, leaving us better off "controlling" for culture?
  2. When we think we are "controlling for" culture. are we, or are we just "controlling" for the "other" culture while maintaining the vantage of our own? In other words, is cultural a "two-way" or "one-way" interaction?
  3. Consider the statements made by Sajjad (p. 5-6). Sajjad makes a distinction between a "health" condition and a "disability." Is this a genuine distinction, or is it socially controlled? Is it the same in the culture to which you believe you identify most strongly?
  4. On p. 8, the authors identify 5 directions that the US can take to better understand the Muslim perspective. Provide some commentary on each perspective.
• Miles (2002)
  1. On p. 57, Miles suggests that most of the world's disability (up to 70%) occurs in places that are not influenced by Western thought. In what way might this expose "our" view of overestimating Western influence?
  2. Does there seem to be a level of contradiction here? Explain what you think that is. Is it an inconsistency, or is there a deeper message in this contradiction?