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The idea of an American Muslim registry has gained traction in some circles, but the historical precedents are shaky at best.
If police officers are sent to museums to train observational skills, shouldn’t literary texts be used to teach empathy?
It may sound farfetched that a scholar living in Pennsylvania planned the overthrow of the Turkish government. But Turkey is demanding the U.S. extradite the Hizmet leader.
Islam is often presented as an unchanging monolith. But as the emergence of ‘third spaces’ outside home and mosque shows, the American Muslim community exemplifies the diversity of American society.
The American Muslim population is one of the most diverse. So, what are the religious and political leanings of America’s different Muslim communities?
Because Muslim Americans are an extreme ‘outgroup,’ they’re all the more vulnerable to discrimination, especially in the wake of negative media coverage.
How is the electorate reacting to Trump’s call for surveillance of American mosques? A survey taken after the 9/11 attacks suggests some answers.
Who are American Muslims? And what is their history?
Thomas Jefferson would disagree with Trump’s call to bar one religious group from entering the country. But that’s not to say that Trump’s idea isn’t anything new in American history.
Winston Churchill famously suggested that: You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else. Speaking with his characteristic mix of the compassionate and cerebral…
Research indicates that only 46% of students believe Muslims are accepted on campus. But the same research points to ways to change how Muslims are perceived by Americans generally.
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Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Muslim Studies Program, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Faculty Associate at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Kennesaw State University
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Professor of History, University of Vermont
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Professor of English, College of Liberal Arts Dean, Honors College, UMass Boston
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Assistant Professor of Religion, California Lutheran University
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Professor of Philosophy and Religion, Northeastern University
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PhD Candidate in Geography, UCL
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Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies , Case Western Reserve University
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Visiting Researcher, Georgetown University
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Professor of History, Middlebury College
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Affiliate Researcher, Religion and Civic Culture Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Bayreuth University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University