Religious Identity and Politics: Muslims in 21st Century U.S.
Schools or Programs: Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences (IAS)
Location(s): UW Bothell
Quarter(s): Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Includes the quarter to apply or participate.
Hours per Week: 1hr - 3hrs
Estimated weekly effort
Compensation: No compensation or volunteer position
This project explores different questions related to Muslims in the US, from exploring whether Muslims are incorporated into American society or politics, to questions of whether holding a specific religious belief limits the potential of a person’s ability to fully participate in western societies, to the wide array of discrimination that Muslims faced in the US in the years after 9/11. The major question of the research project examines how does one’s level of religiosity affect their political and civic participation?
Student Outcomes
Engaging students with the collection of data for a project that will contribute to a larger research plan that examines the political attitudes of American Muslims and the challenges they have faced since 9/11/2001.
Student Qualifications
- 3.8 minimum overall GPA, excellent writing skills, and a minimum of 3.8 in a Statistics class.
- Language skills (preferred): Arabic, Persian, or Urdu.
Student Responsibilities
- Data collection from various sources about Muslims in the US. Conduct interviews with Muslim leaders and community members.
- Testing hypotheses by using both quantitative and qualitative evidence.
- Using statistical software(s) to explore the data and test hypotheses.