Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond

Bozorgmehr, Medhi,Bakalian, Anny

ISBN 10: 0520257340 / ISBN 13: 9780520257344

Published by University of California Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Backlash 9/11: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520257340
• ISBN 13: 9780520257344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

For most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes, discrimination, and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans as well as their organized response. Through fieldwork and interviews with community leaders, Anny Bakalian and Mehdi Bozorgmehr show how ethnic organizations mobilized to demonstrate their commitment to the United States while defending their rights and distancing themselves from the terrorists.

About the Author

Anny Bakalian is Associate Director and Mehdi Bozorgmehr is Co-Director of the Middle East and Middle Eastern American Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Bozorgmehr is also Associate Professor of Sociology at the City College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.