Abstracts
Abstract
The attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City profoundly affected Muslims in the United States. Set against national and regional demographic profiles of the Muslim population, this article analyzes its impact on a dozen Indian and Nigerian Muslim immigrants in Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Interviewed in an NSF study, they expressed serious concerns about discrimination and even their physical safety after the attacks. They remain both faithful Muslims and, at the same time, loyal members of their national communities. Far from being alienated from American society at large, however, they are surprisingly optimistic about their own ability, and the ability of their fellow Indians and Nigerians, and their fellow Muslims to be part of it. Indeed, their political and social engagement in the larger society, like that of their fellow Muslims in DFW, has even intensified since September 11.
Keywords:
- immigration,
- Muslims,
- Dallas/Fort Worth,
- identity,
- incorporation
Résumé
Les attaques du 11 septembre 2001 à New York ont profondément marqué les musulmans aux États-Unis. À partir de l’analyse des profils démographiques régionaux et nationaux de la population musulmane du Nord du Texas aux États-Unis, cet article analyse son impact sur les vies de douze immigrants musulmans de l’Inde et du Nigéria à Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). Suite à ces événements, ils ont exprimé des inquiétudes sérieuses, non seulement quant à la discrimination, mais même en ce qui a trait à leur sécurité physique. Ils restent néanmoins fidèles à leur foi, tout en étant des membres loyaux de leurs communautés nationales. Loin d’être aliénés à la société américaine, ils sont cependant étonnamment optimistes quant à leurs possibilités d’en faire partie, ainsi qu’à celles de leurs compatriotes Indiens, Nigérians et des autres musulmans. En fait, leur engagement auprès de la société en général, comme celui auprès de la communauté musulmane à DFW, s’est même intensifié depuis le 11 septembre.
Mots clés:
- immigration,
- musulmans,
- Dallas/Fort Worth,
- identité,
- intégration
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Note biographique
Dennis Cordell est professeur d’histoire à l’Université Southern Methodist (Dallas). Il était anciennement professeur associé de démographie à l’Université de Montréal. Il mène des recherches sur la migration en Afrique ainsi que sur l’immigration africaine en France et aux États-Unis. Avec Joel W. Gregory et Victor Piché, il a publié Hoe and Wage: A Social History of a Circular Migration System in West Africa (1996). Pour des renseignements sur d’autres publications, voir : http://faculty.smu.edu/dcordell
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