Concerns about racial profiling and other questionable tactics used to investigate the possible terrorist recruitment of Somalis living in the United States are prompting some Muslim leaders in Saint Louis and elsewhere to limit their cooperation with the FBI. Federal agents are intensifying their efforts to make connections and conduct investigations within the Somali community…
The disappearances of young Somali men from Minneapolis have resulted in numerous other students being questioned by the FBI. Federal agents have been visiting local high schools, colleges and universities for information about the missing Somali men. Additionally, CAIR is calling on colleges to provide more legal help for students, as many have been approached…
Almost three months after a federal immigration raid on a Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant resulted in the uprooting of nearly 400 employees, dozens of Somali immigrants are slowly but steadily filling the vacant ranks left by arrested workers. The Somali immigrants, many of whom are Muslim, discussed with the Associated Press some elements of their…
“Muslim diversities: communities and contexts” seeks to bring together a collection of academic works that extends and informs knowledge and understanding about the diversity of communities and groups that constitute the contemporary Islamic and Muslim social, political, economic and theological landscapes in the UK, Europe and beyond. To do this, chapters are required that focus…
