Service in a time of suspicion : experiences of Muslims serving in the U.S. military post-9/11 /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
[2017]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 162 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781609385354 1609385357 |