Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Information

32 Boston College Journal of Law & Social Justice 1 (2012)

Abstract

This article surveys references to Islam and Muslims in American court opinions from 1800 to 1960. It argues that American judges as a group portray an ambivalent attitude toward Muslims, some treating Islam disparagingly or as an exotic and fanciful religion, and others emphasizing the religious equality that Muslims deserve

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