Dane Hillard
March 8, 2011
National Survey of American Muslims Finds Mosques Help Muslims Integrate into American Political Life
Press Release
By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
On Thursday, March 10th, 2011, Congressman Peter King (R-NY) will begin Congressional Hearings questioning the role of mosques and religiosity in radicalizing the Muslim population of the United States. A large scale national survey of the Muslim American population finds that involvement with the mosque, and increased religiosity increases civic engagement and support for American democratic values. The study, the Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS) was completed in 2008, and interviewed 1,410 Muslim American respondents across the nation on issues of religion, civic engagement and public policy in the United States, and is currently being sponsored by a research grant from the Social Science Research Council. The study was lead by principal investigators Dr. Karam Dana and Dr. Matt A. Barreto.
March 8, 2011
Mosques And American Identity
Highlight
By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Karam Dana, Dubai Initiative Research Fellow, and co-principal investigator of the Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS) completed a survey showing that mosque attendance among American Muslims is correlated not just with greater civic participation, but with the belief that Islam and American politics are compatible.
March 8, 2011
Mosques Make Muslim-Americans More American
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By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Karam Dana, Dubai Initiative Research Fellow, and co-principal investigator of the Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS) finds that Muslims active in mosques report being more likely to be active in American politics.
March 3, 2011
Caution Precedes Military Force in Libyan Crisis
In the News
By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Dubai Initiative Research Fellow Karam Dana is quoted in The Epoch Times about the unrest in Libya following the popular uprising.
January 5, 2011
Observant US Muslims more politically active: survey
In the News
By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
Dubai Initiative Fellow Karam Dana was featured in The National on the political participation of Muslim-Americans.
December 30, 2010
Karam Dana Interview in the Arabic Hour
Media Feature
By Karam Dana, Former Research Fellow, The Dubai Initiative
An interview with Dubai Initative Research Fellow Karam Dana on Arabic Hour, the Arab-American Community TV Program.
In this two part interview, Karam Dana discusses the rise of Islamophobia in the United States based on his work as co-principal investigator of the Muslim American Public Opinion Survey (MAPOS), the largest survey of Muslims living in the United States.
