Bibliograph

Claiming Belonging, Muslim American Advocacy in an Era ofIslamophobia, Emily Cury

Type

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Claiming Belonging, Muslim American Advocacy in an Era ofIslamophobia, Emily Cury

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Claiming Belonging

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Emily Cury

Sub title

Muslim American Advocacy in an Era ofIslamophobia

Summary

Claiming Belonging dives deep into the lives of Muslim American advocacy groups in the post-9/11 era, asking how they form and function within their broader community in a world marked by Islamophobia. Bias incidents against Muslim Americans reached unprecedented levels a few short years ago, and many groups responded through action-organizing on the national level to become increasingly visible, engaged, and assertive. Emily Cury draws on more than four-years of participant observation and interviews to examine how Muslim American organizations have sought to access and influence the public square and, in so doing, forge a political identity. The result is an engaging and unique study, showing that policy advocacy, both foreign and domestic, is best understood as a sphere where Muslim American identity is performed and negotiated. Claiming Belonging offers ever-timely insight into the place of Muslims in American political life and, in the process, sheds light on one of the fastest-growing and most internally dynamic American minority groups

Target audience

adult

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