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- Service in a Time of Suspicion: Experiences of Muslims Serving in the U.S. Military Post-9/11
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Iowa Press
summary
On September 11, 2001, nineteen members of the Islamist extremist organization al-Qaeda launched four coordinated attacks on the United States, killing 2,977 people. These events and the government’s subsequent “War on Terror” refueled long-standing negative stereotypes about Muslims and Islam among many Americans. And yet thousands of practicing Muslims continued to serve or chose to enlist in the U.S. military during these years.
In Service in a Time of Suspicion, fifteen such service members talk about what it means to be Muslim, American, and a uniformed member of the armed services in the twenty-first century. These honest accounts remind us of our shared humanity.
In Service in a Time of Suspicion, fifteen such service members talk about what it means to be Muslim, American, and a uniformed member of the armed services in the twenty-first century. These honest accounts remind us of our shared humanity.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Two - The Military Context
- pp. 27-47
- Four - The Importance of Leadership
- pp. 65-87
- Five - The Role of Diversity
- pp. 88-108
- Six - Being Muslim and American
- pp. 109-128
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609385361
Related ISBN(s)
9781609385354
MARC Record
OCLC
997475170
Pages
172
Launched on MUSE
2017-08-16
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017