Graduation Year
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Government and International Affairs
Major Professor
Bernd Reiter, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Abdelwahab Hechiche, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Earl Conteh-Morgan, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kevin Yelvington, Ph.D.
Keywords
American Foreign Policy, identity, Middle East, Muslim American
Abstract
Over the past thirteen years the United States has used military force against three different Muslim-majority nations. These conflicts have lead to the deaths of many Muslims, including many innocent civilians. Meanwhile, American Muslims have become conflicted about their identities as Muslims and Americans. However, this does not mean that they have become a fifth column within America. What it does mean is that they have felt anguish regarding the torment of their religious brethren, while at the same time retaining their American identity. Post-9/11, Muslim American groups have acknowledged their place in the racial ordering of America. Muslim Americans understand that they are second rate citizens within their own country.
Scholar Commons Citation
Grzegorzewski, Mark G., "The Effects of U.S. Middle East Foreign Policy on American Muslims: A Case Study of Muslims in Tampa Bay" (2014). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/5230
