The Muslims Are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror
“An important and moving investigation of the costs of the ‘war on terror’ for those who have been its targets, including the thousands of innocent Muslims who have been infiltrated, entrapped, and surveilled in the search for the radicalized terrorist among us. Kundnani gives eloquent voice to the communities that have been regulated, watched, and silenced by the national security state.” —David Cole, author ofEnemy Aliens: Double Standards and Constitutional Freedoms in the War on Terrorism“A bold new look at the much discussed issue of surveillance, documenting how it impacts the communities most affected—American and British Muslims. With incisive reporting from across the US and the UK, combined with trenchant analysis, Arun Kundnani captures what it feels like to be a ‘suspect population.’ ” —Deepa Kumar, author ofIslamophobia and the Politics of Empire“This timely and urgent analysis carefully examines the ideologies and law enforcement strategies that undergird the domestic War on Terror. What Kundnani finds is disturbing: sweeping, specious radicalization theory and racialized assumptions about the nature of Islam drive domestic counterterrorism practices. This has had devastating consequences for the rights and liberties ofMuslims and the state of constitutional protections in the US and UK.” —Jeanne Theoharis, author ofThe Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks“An incisive, scholarly, bold, and convincing critique of the never-ending ‘War on Terror,’ whose roots extend far beyond the tragedy of 9/11. An important work.”—Wajahat Ali, cohost of Al Jazeera America’sThe Streamand author of The Domestic Crusaders“Indispensable and powerful … Essential reading for government officials engaged in designing our counterterrorism policies, as well as readers trying to make sense of them.”— Faiza Patel, Codirector of the Liberty and National Security Program, Brennan Center, NYU School of Law“A must-read guide to the second decade of war waged on the home front.”—John Feffer, author ofCrusade 2.0: The West’s Resurgent War on Islam