Muslim American Youth: Understanding Hyphenated Identities Through Multiple Methods

by Michelle Fine, Selcuk Sirin, Selçuk R. irin

Book Overview

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the subsequent "war on terror," growing up Muslim in the U.S. has become a far more challenging task for young people. They must contend with popular cultural representations of Muslim-men-as-terrorists and Muslim-women-as-oppressed, the suspicious gaze of peers, teachers, and strangers, and police, and the fierce embodiment of fears in their homes.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814740391
• ISBN13: 9780814740392
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.2"