Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11

328 Pages·2021·2.925 MB·English

by  Hilal, Maha

INNOCENT

U N T I L
PROVEN
M U S L I M

INNOCENT

U N T I L
PROVEN
M U S L I M
ISLAMOPHOBIA, THE WAR ON TERROR, AND
THE MUSLIM EXPERIENCE SINCE 9/11
MAHA HILAL
BROADLEAF BOOKS
MINNEAPOLIS
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN MUSLIM
Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience since 9/11
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To all the victims of the War on Terror:
May you find justice or may justice find you, wherever you are.
This book is dedicated to the following people:
My father (1945–9 2), whose love and care shaped my road to
success and who taught me the value of persistence and perse-
verance. Although he is no longer with us, I feel his presence
every day. I wish he could be here to witness the completion of
this book, but I am confident that he would be proud of me.
My beautiful mother, who has been my rock all my life and in
particular while I was writing this book. In the early days of
writing my manuscript, I would frequently tell her that I had
writer’s block. She would always repeat an Arabic proverb to me
that translates to “Rain begins with one drop and then it pours
down.” So it was with this book. I love her more than words can
describe.
My sister and brother-i n- law, who encouraged me to write and
finish this book and who have shown me the importance of get-
ting new ideas out in the world. They are as brilliant as they
are accomplished, and anyone would be lucky to have them as
professors.
My niece and nephew, who won’t understand the contents of this
book just yet (and I hope it’s a long time before they do), but for
whom I have infinite love. They are the beautiful beings I remem-
ber when I think about why this world has to change and what
my role is in creating a better world for them.

Because night is here but the barbarians have not come
Some people arrived from the frontiers
And they said that there are no longer any barbarians
And now what shall become of us without any barbarians?
Those people were a kind of solution.
— C. P. Cavafy, “Waiting for the BarBarians”1