Muslims and US Politics Today: A Defining Moment
Department
Comparative Religion
Document Type
Book
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Description
The twenty-first century has been a volatile period for American Muslims. Anti-Muslim hate crimes peaked after September 11, 2001, then increased again dramatically in parallel with the candidacy and presidency of Donald Trump. Yet American Muslims now have unprecedented avenues of influence in US politics. Muslims and US Politics Today explores the various representations of Muslims in American political and civic life, the myriad ways American Muslims are affected by politics, and how American Muslims are engaging political life as individuals and communities. This integrative volume reaches back to presidential elections after 9/11 (Edward E. Curtis IV), further back to Iranian immigrants after the Iranian Revolution (Mohsen Mostafavi Mobasher), and back even to fundamentals of religious freedom in the United States (Kambiz GhaneaBassiri; Mucahit Bilici). Aspects of anti-Muslim politics and marginalization, as well as mobilization and activism, are covered in essays by Salah D. Hassan, Evelyn Alsultany, Juliane Hammer, Alisa Perkins, and Sally Howell. In a final section on rethinking Muslim politics, Donna Auston and Sylvia Chan-Malik dialogue on Black American Islam and Junaid Rana looks broadly to a global Muslim left. In this critically-timed volume, editor Mohammad Hassan Khalil has drawn together leading scholars to provide a deep look at the rich political history and future of American Muslims.
Call number in WMU's library
E184.M88 M85 2019 (Waldo Library; WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
9780674241343
Publication Date
2019
Disciplines
Islamic Studies | Religion
Citation for published book
Khalil, Mohammad Hassan. Muslims and US Politics Today : A Defining Moment / Edited by Mohammad Hassan Khalil. Mizan Series ; 2. Ilex Foundation ; Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University, 2019.
Recommended Citation
Perkins, Alisa, "Muslims and US Politics Today: A Defining Moment" (2019). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 805.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/805
Comments
Alisa Perkins is a contributing author.