Understanding Muslim Political Life in America: Contested Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century

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“Muslim Americans are at a political crossroads,” write editors Brian Calfano and Nazita Lajevardi. Whereas Muslims are now widely incorporated in American public life, there are increasing social and political pressures that disenfranchise them or prevent them from realizing the American Dream. Understanding Muslim Political Life in America brings clarity to the social, religious, and political dynamics that this diverse religious community faces. In this timely volume, leading scholars cover a variety of topics assessing the Muslim American experience in the post-9/11 and pre-Trump era, including law enforcement; identity labels used in Muslim surveys; the role of gender relations; recognition; and how discrimination, tolerance, and politics impact American Muslims. Understanding Muslim Political Life in America offers an update and reappraisal of what we know about Muslims in American political life. The editors and contributors also consider future directions and important methodological questions for research in Muslim American scholarship.  Contributors include Matt A. Barreto, Alejandro Beutel, Tony Carey, Youssef Chouhoud, Karam Dana, Oz Dincer, Rachel Gillum, Kerem Ozan Kalkan, Anwar Manje, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Dani McLaughlan, Melissa R. Michelson, Yusuf Sarfati, Ahmet Tekelioglu, Marianne Marar Yacobian, and the editors. Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Brian R. Calfano and Nazita Lajevardi 2. American Muslims and the State: Contexts and Contentions / Karam Dana and Matt A. Barreto 3. American Muslim Women in the Age of Trump (and Beyond) / Anwar Mhajne and Brian R. Calfano 4. The Unbearable Whiteness of Being Middle Eastern: Causes and Effects of the Racialization of Middle Eastern Americans / Nazita Lajevardi, Melissa R. Michelson, and Marianne Marar Yacobian 5. What Is More "American" to Do When the FBI Knocks on Your Door? Muslim Americans' Debates on Engagement with Law Enforcement / Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu 6. Muslim Expectations of U.S. Law Enforcement Behavior / Rachel M. Gillum 7. The 9/11 Mosque and Partisan Polarization / Kerem Ozan Kalkan 8. Priming Identity, Framing Community: Christians, Muslims, and Intergroup Trust / Brian R. Calfano, Oguzhan (Oz) Dincer, Danielle M. McLaughlin, and Yusuf Sarfati 9. Performance Politics: Negotiating Muslim and American Identities / Brian R. Calfano, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, Tony E. Carey Jr., and Alejandro J. Beutel 10. Gauging Political Tolerance through a List Experiment: Findings from a Survey of Muslim Americans / Youssef Chouhoud 11. Best Practices for Gathering Public Opinion Data among Muslim Americans / Matt A. Barreto and Karam Dana 12. Conclusions and New Directions for the Study of American Muslims / Brian R. Calfano and Nazita Lajevardi Contributors Index