I want to explore how the antiwar movement on the University of Illinois campus views the Islamic faith and Muslims as both religious and cultural group. I want to see if their views changed post 9/11 or if they were already informed about Islam. I also want to explore why there are so few Muslims that participate in groups such as the Campus Antiwar Network (CAN), a national student organization with a chapter on the U of I campus, and Anti-War Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE), a local community group. Since this is a native study, as I am a member of CAN, I plan to observe certain times, such as meetings, rallies, awareness events, specifically for my research. I plan to use interviews and participant observation as my main tactics of research. I want to explore the language they use while referring to Muslims and see if there is a correlation in their mind to faith and terrorism
