ABSTRACT

While in various ways 9/11 has made it more difficult to be Muslim in the United States, it has also catalyzed American Muslim associational life. American Muslims have risen to greater levels of visibility in public life since 9/11 but the roots of this mobilization reach decades back into the twentieth century. This chapter describes the development of three kinds of American Muslim institutions in the twenty-first century—mosques and Islamic centres, non-profit organizations and advocacy groups—and discusses these in light of various challenges and opportunities for Muslim civic engagement in the United States.