The article focuses on the highly heterogeneous group of Muslim Americans (Afro-Americans, converts and immigrant background). It especially focuses on immigration and integration (in the field of education, income and political attitudes) patterns in comparative perspective with European Muslims. It is based on the critical synthesis of results from recent surveys among Muslim and European Muslims (Gallup and Pew Center).
What are the main characteristics of contemporary
antiamericanism in the Middle East according to several
comparative surveys done in past few years (The
Gallup International Poll, The Pew Research Center, The Transatlantic Trends etc.)? What political movements use it as its ideology? How old is this social phenomenon in the Middle East and what is its genesis? And what are possible theoretical interpretations of these findings? The article offers differentiation between so called „old“ and „new“ antiamericanism, it points out on its complexity and strong dynamics. It tries to interpret the „roots“ of antiamericanism in the historical as well as political (both international as well as domestic) context of the Middle East and emploies comparative perspective too.