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The Black Muslim
"No offence, all right? But, you know, most Arabs dont think American Blacks are real Muslims" (Bobby Habib - Sleeper Cell)

There is a misconception surrounding Black Muslims as many of them convert during time spent in prison and our usually given a more radical approach to the religion therefore are seen as detached and unaware of true Islam.
Another reason for Black Muslims being stereotyped is that many converted during the time when organisations such as the "Nation of islam" and "Five Percenters" where growing and both these organisations are seen as putting race before religion and where introduced at a time when characters such as Malcolm X where making a stand. These organisations provided religion as well as a reason to fight for equality. Their religion was seen as distant from true Islam and therefore never accepted.

This is shown through the lead Darwyn Al-Hakim who is seen by characters such as Bobby Habib and Christian as unreliable soley because he is a Black Muslim when in reality he is the only one of them who knows true Islam and is actually a Sunni by birth not conversion.

"Sleeper Cell" still backs the stereotype through the character of the prison librarian who brings Darwyn to the cell however it later subverts the stereotype by showing Darywn, the Black Muslim fighting in the true name of Islam by defeating these terrorists who have a distorted view of Islam.

The Convert
Converted Muslims usually dont have a bad stereotype as they are seen as people who are new to Islam yet are the most well connected many of them become true even inspirational characters such as well known figures Yusuf Islam,Mohammed Ali, Malcolm X etc.
However in recent years many converts are taught Islam incorrectly and sometimes take an extreme approach to Islam as the show presents us with the character of Christian who is taught that the greatest Jihad is to fight the enemy however in reality the greatest Jihad for any Muslim to fight is to kill the evil within the soul, defeat the evil within your soul before you become hypocritical and fight a Jihad which you arent ready for.
Although Christian does realise he has been taught the wrong Islam it's to late to change as he's caught up and cannot leave.
A true convert is shown through the character of Kenneth, he converted and learnt true Islam and fought in the war in Bosnia and died as a martyr by reciting a crucial prayer in Islam which is considered as a blessing if able to be recited at the time of death.


The Cell
All the Muslims in the cell are hypocritical either through Christian whose committing adultery, Darwyn committing fornification and Farik who thinks he is fighting a jihad when he is only planning to kill innocent people. It can be said by using hypocritical Muslims it is offensive as it makes an assumption that all are like that however I believe that by using hypocritical Muslims it makes it clear to the audience that they are far away from Islam and that a moderate, true Muslim does not believe in such behaviour.
There hypocrisy is further shown through their honour killing of a Yemeni girl, when in reality what they have done is seen as a huge sin within Islam especially when they themselves are committing the same sins.