Islamists and New Media: The Muslim Brotherhood Digital Presence in English

Mohamed, Eid; Mohamed, Emad

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-58141-9_4

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“…There are approximately three million Muslim Americans in the United States, and this group is estimated to double by the year 2050 (Mohamed, 2016). Muslim Americans are a diverse group of people with differences across race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and immigration histories, among many other cultural identities and experiences.…”

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“A lot of us have a very difficult time reconciling what being Muslim is”: A phenomenological study on the meaning of being Muslim American.

Wang¹,

Raja²,

Azhar³

2020

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives:Little is known about the lived experiences of Muslim Americans and what it means to identify as "Muslim American" within the sociopolitical context of Islamophobia. Although xenophobia, racism, and religious discrimination have been shown to impact identity development, it is unclear how Muslim American youth negotiate and make sense of their identities against this backdrop. Method: A qualitative, phenomenological approach guided the research design to explore how 11 Muslim American late adolescents/emerging adults make sense of their Muslim American identities. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Social Identity Theory (SIT) to guide this investigation, we sought to explore the narratives of what it means to be members of the Muslim American community and how participants experienced cultural belongingness. Results: Participants identified four key components that are central to their essence of being Muslim American. These elements were, having (a) a "built-in community," (b) "a lot of ethnic diversity," (c) "a religious practice," and (d) "a feeling that we all have to be this very united group." Conclusions: Our findings capture the complexities of what it means to be Muslim American, particularly given the heterogeneity within the community. Islamophobia contextualized their meaning-making process by perpetuating group homogeneity as the problem and solution. Clinical and research implications highlight the need to recognize intersectionality and systemic oppression as part of the identity negotiation. Pressures from within and outside of the community converged to impede participants' feelings of cultural belongingness and identity exploration.

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“A lot of us have a very difficult time reconciling what being Muslim is”: A phenomenological study on the meaning of being Muslim American.

Wang¹,

Raja²,

Azhar³

2020

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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“…Worrying about such risks may have deterred individuals from wanting to screen, and therefore, made them hold fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer. Other studies also cited fatalism and worry about negative consequences as potential barriers to lung screening (32,40,41) . Nevertheless, when the effect of other cognitive and environmental factors was adjusted for in the logistic regression model, the association between interest in lung screening and knowledge was no longer significant.…”

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Interest in Lung Screening among a Sample of Adult Muslims in the United States

Attarabeen,

Alkhateeb,

Larkin

et al. 2024

IJPS

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Objectives. Muslims in the United States exhibit high rates of tobacco use, which make them highly vulnerable to lung cancer. Lung cancer could be avoided by regularly undergoing preventive lung screening. This study investigated the associations between Social Cognitive Theory factors and being interested in preventive lung screening in a sample of adult US Muslims. Methods. We examined a convenience sample of adult US Muslims. A cross-sectional online survey was used to collect data. Binomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify the factors related to interest in preventive lung screening. Key Findings. Two hundred seventy-one eligible participants (≥18 years old Muslim individuals who live in the US) from 30 states completed the questionnaire. Individuals were more likely to express an interest in lung cancer screening if they had 1) more positive attitudes about lung screening, 2) a higher perceived value of screening, and 3) greater self-efficacy regarding the ability to undergo lung screening. Conclusion. Addressing attitudes, perceived value, and self-efficacy in future interventions could increase interest in preventive lung screening amongst adult US Muslims.

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“…The reality is that more than three million Muslims are already living in the United States 49 and more than thirteen million are living in Western Europe. 50 Efforts to prevent radicalization within Muslim communities are more likely to succeed if they focus on achieving integration rather than alienation.…”

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Belonging nowhere: Marginalization & radicalization risk among Muslim immigrants

Lyons-Padilla,

Gelfand,

Mirahmadi

et al. 2015

Behavioral Science & Policy

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In the last 15 years, the threat of Muslim violent extremists emerging within Western countries has grown. Terrorist organizations based in the Middle East are recruiting Muslims in the United States and Europe via social media. Yet we know little about the factors that would drive Muslim immigrants in a Western country to heed this call and become radicalized, even at the cost of their own lives. Research into the psychology of terrorism suggests that a person's cultural identity plays a key role in radicalization, so we surveyed 198 Muslims in the United States about their cultural identities and attitudes toward extremism. We found that immigrants who identify with neither their heritage culture nor the culture they are living in feel marginalized and insignificant. Experiences of discrimination make the situation worse and lead to greater support for radicalism, which promises a sense of meaning and life purpose. Such insights could be of use to policymakers engaged in efforts against violent extremism, including terrorism.

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Islamists and New Media: The Muslim Brotherhood Digital Presence in English

Cited by 5 publications

References 3 publications

“A lot of us have a very difficult time reconciling what being Muslim is”: A phenomenological study on the meaning of being Muslim American.

“A lot of us have a very difficult time reconciling what being Muslim is”: A phenomenological study on the meaning of being Muslim American.

Interest in Lung Screening among a Sample of Adult Muslims in the United States

Belonging nowhere: Marginalization & radicalization risk among Muslim immigrants

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