Looking closely at relations between Muslims and their host countries, Abdulkader H. Sinno and an international group of scholars examine questions of political representation, identity politics, civil liberties, immigration, and security issues. While many have problematized Muslims in the West, this volume takes a unique stance by viewing Muslims as a normative, and even positive, influence in Western politics. Squarely political and transatlantic in scope, the essays in this collected work focus on Islam and Muslim citizens in Europe and the Americas since 9/11, the European bombings, and the recent riots in France. Main topics include Muslim political participation and activism, perceptions about Islam and politics, Western attitudes about Muslim visibility in the political arena, radicalization of Muslims in an age of apparent shrinking of civil liberties, and personal security in politically uneasy times.

AcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration1. An Institutional Approach to the Politics of Western Muslim Minorities, by Abdulkader H. SinnoPart 1. Western Muslims and Established State-Religion Relations2. Claiming Space in America's Pluralism: Muslims Enter the Political Maelstrom, by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and Robert Stephen Ricks3. The Practice of Their Faith: Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany, by J. Christopher Soper and Joel S. Fetzer4. Religion, Muslims, and the State in Britain and France: From Westphalia to 9/11, by Jorgen S. NielsenPart 2. Western Muslims and Political Institutions5. Muslim Underrepresentation in American Politics, by Abdulkader H. Sinno6. Muslims Representing Muslims in Europe: Parties and Associations after 9/11, by Jytte Klausen7. Muslims in UK Institutions: Effective Representation or Tokenism? by Abdulkader H. Sinno and Eren TatariPart 3. Institutional Underpinnings of Perceptions of Western Muslims8. How Europe and Its Muslim Populations See Each Other, by Jodie T. Allen and Richard Wike9. Public Opinion toward Muslim Americans: Civil Liberties and the Role of Religiosity, Ideology, and Media Use, by Erik C. Nisbet, Ronald Ostman, and James Shanahan10. The Racialization of Muslim Americans, by Amaney JamalPart 4. Western Muslims, Civil Rights, and Legal Institutions11. Canadian National Security Policy and Canadian Muslim Communities, by Kent Roach12. Counterterrorism and the Civil Rights of Muslim Minorities in the European Union, by Anja Dalgaard-Nielsen13. The Preventive Paradigm and the Rule of Law: How Not to Fight Terrorism, by David Cole14. Recommendations for Western Policy Makers and Muslim Organizations, by Abdulkader H. SinnoList of ContributorsIndex