American Muslims

<p>Muslim immigrants in the United States share the same characteristics as any other immigrant group coming to America looking for a chance at prosperity. Immigrants form close communities maintain many of their customs and cultural ties to their home countries and their faith. However Muslim immigrants are at the center of a large struggle between Western governments moderate Muslim communities and extremist groups. In spite of these pressures Muslim Americans have proven resistant to radicalism and extremist ideology. Their success in education finance and integration into American society has defeated radicalization and its violent component. In stark contrast to Western European Muslim communities Muslim Americans are more like their non-Muslim neighbors than Muslim immigrant populations in other Western democracies. However there are risks to Muslim Americans that create potential for possible violent extremism; Muslim leaders communities and the United States must address the risks to prevent the growth of homegrown Muslim extremists. The social mechanisms of why a person chooses to become radical and subsequently violent are not based on specific ideologies; instead the process is common to all whether Salafi jihadists or white supremacists.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>