Citizenship is a multifaceted term that evokes respective emotions and bestows certain privileges and restraints on the inhabitants of a land. The widely excepted term for citizenship is the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen and a citizen is defined as the character of an individual viewed as a member of society; behavior in terms of the duties, obligations, and functions of a citizen (citizenship, 2019). Citizenship also has many aspects in terms of the official reignition of belonging to a country and the much-overlooked cultural aspect of belonging. Cultural citizenship not only defines the citizenry by the right of belonging within a nation-state but also values the political and social rights of the citizens. Besides, cultural citizenship advocates for the inclusion of the state members in the state’s activities and cultures irrespective of the being an alien or citizen. Therefore, the citizens require recognition and empowerment within the cultural values (Carens & UPSO, 2000). The concept of cultural citizenship has raised concern to the public because it advocates for
inclusion and exclusion in the political and social issues within society. Cultural citizenship expects that the state observes the social-political rights and the full recognition of minority groups. The aspect of inclusion and exclusion is a rising concern because society does not consider minority groups and cultures when making policies making them to suffer because their culture is eroded by nature which forcefully assimilates them consequently the heritage disappears. For instance, the United States has minority groups like the Negro Americans and African Americans who were neglected in the activities because they were considered aliens. The Cultural Citizenship concept advocated for the full and active presence in all the dimensions like religion, politics, and social life within the respective states. This paper compares, contrasts, and critiques issues of inclusion and exclusion regarding cultural citizenship. The document outlines the problems of inclusion and exclusion, and finally, the article makes comparisons, contrasts, and critiques the issues while giving an example with Europe and American societies.