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Seven years after the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil catapulted Muslims into the American spotlight, concerns and fears over their presence and assimilation remain at an all-time high. Recent national polls find that four in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Islam, five in 10 believe Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence, and six in 10 believe Islam is very different from their own religion. All this despite the fact that seven in 10 admit they know very little about Islam. And yet Americans rankMuslims second only to atheists as a group that doesn't share their vision of American society.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Jihad: A Description -- Chapter 3. Radicalization -- Chapter 4. Group Dynamics and Socialization -- Chapter 5. Social Alienation -- Chapter 6. Religious Motivations -- Chapter 7. Legal Motivations -- Chapter 8. Political Motivations -- Chapter 9. A Clash of Civilizations -- Chapter 10.Economic Conditions -- Chapter 11. Transformative Learning -- Chapter 12. Outbidding and Internal Rifts -- Chapter 13. Conclusion.

The targeting of Muslim communities through "the War on Terror" has given rise to a variety of schemes and tactics informed by Islamophobia and racializing narratives. Yet, there are few studies examining the specific intelligence practices deployed by governments as they engage in forms of racialized surveillance. This study analyses 95 in-depth interviews with Muslim community leaders in five Canadian cities to map the material structural practices employed by the Canadian Security Intelligence Services (CSIS) in its racialized surveillance of Muslim communities. This study documents how CSIS engages in the mass surveillance of Muslim communities, transforms Mosques into spaces of surveillance, creates a community of informants, and targets political activism. Moreover, we found that CSIS deploys illegal practices such as threatening citizenship and refugee status, intimidating people in their homes during the night and denying legal representation during interrogations. The article also explores how these state-led anti-Muslim surveillance tactics produce internal forms of community surveillance where individuals begin to self-regulate their own behavior. The level of CSIS surveillance of Muslim communities raises questions about the extent to which CSIS is overstepping its powers and engaging in illegal practices.

The history and contemporary situation of Muslim communities in Eastern Europe are explored here from three angles. First, survival, telling of the resilience of these Muslim communities in the face of often restrictive state policies and hostile social environments, especially during the Communist period. next, their subsequent revival in the aftermath of the Cold War. And last, transformation, looking at the profound changes currently taking place in the demographic composition of the communities and in the forms of Islam practiced by them. The reader is shows a picture of the general trends common the Muslim communities of Eastern Europe, and the special characteristics of clusters of states, such as the Baltics, the Balkans, the Višegrad states and the European states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

TARIQ RAMADAN has become one of Europe's most controversial figures as he has attempted to bridge the gap between Muslims and the mainstream in France. His latest book is Western Muslims and the Future of Islam (Oxford University Press, 2003). Timelisted him last year as among the world's top 100 thinkers and scientists. Though he was appointed Henry R. Luce Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame the US government revoked his visa. Ramadan spoke from Geneva with NPQ about the two French hostages taken in Iraq. Accompanying this interview is a commentary by Ramadan about the US revocation of his visa.

This article provides an overview of Muslim issues, following controversy over legislation to protect religious citizens from vilification, which is actually an attempt to target increasing Islamophobia. Conflicts among progressive and traditional Muslims groups are on the rise: a fair number of Muslim immigrants prefers not to be integrated fully in the society, whereas another substantial portion of Muslims have joined all the ranks of British mainstream life. Suspicion about Islam has been heightened following 9/11 and several other Islamist terrorist acts throughout Europe, and due to increased publicity being given to less commonly known aspects of Muslim religion. Ultimately, Islamic issues have gradually gained political importance because the Muslim community is steadily growing and is opposing Britain's support for Bush's perceived war on Islam.