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Sudan's 2010 elections have had high stakes for the country's political future. The electoral law of 2008 stipulated the procedures for the 2010 elections. Al-Bashir won the presidential election outright in the first round of voting. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]

Sudan's 2010 elections have had high stakes for the country's political future. The electoral law of 2008 stipulated the procedures for the 2010 elections. Al-Bashir won the presidential election outright in the first round of voting. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]

AbstractWhile work on the political behaviour of religious groups inAmerica has shown that, among other things, religious commitment and strong opinions on salient issues can encourage turnout and raise the probability of these groups' members voting in national elections, much less is known about these relationships with respect toMuslimAmericans. Using data collected at mosques in 2006 during the holy month ofRamadan, this article maps the turnout patterns ofMuslimAmerican respondents and then investigates the factors that explain the political participation of members of this increasingly important religious group. The article focuses on reported turnout in the 2004 presidential election and shows that, more than anything else, strong opinions on salient issues boosted the participation rates of members of this religious group in the election, even when controlling for other factors known to help explain turnout.

AbstractIn a post-September 11 world, no religious group in the United States has become more important yet remains more misunderstood than Muslim-Americans. This is particularly true with respect to the manner in which religious and political attitudes influence Muslim-Americans' political behavior. This article addresses this issue by using data gathered from surveys taken in 70 mosques throughout the United States. With these data, this article maps the political and religious attitudes and behavior of mosque-attending Muslim-Americans and then analyzes the voting behavior of these respondents in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections. It will show that the cultural and religious traditions of Islam have resulted in most mosque-attending Muslim-Americans being social conservatives and, as a result, report having voted for Bush in 2000. It will also show that increasingly negative perceptions of the manner in which the United States war in Iraq has affected Muslims living American led many to switch loyalties and cast their ballots for Kerry in 2004.