more sources

Europe's "Terrible Transformation"
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Religious Diversity and American Religious History

Britannica Encyclopdeia of world religions

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refined topic- why is there a higher occurrence of jihadism in Europe than there is in America?

primary sources- scholarly articles, possibly an interview with an expert

i must be edumacated!

1) so far I've read about how Muslims have had a hard time in France because of the way french society views them and itself. I've learned that the french are a very homogeneous and homogenizing society, in that they believe that once you move into France you must leave your old culture behind and assimilate into french society. The French believe that holding onto their old culture is detrimental to french unity. To the french, religion also carries a negative connotation, they believe it is a divisive subject. This collective french mentality is deeply ingrained in the republic's laws; one of which is laïcité. Laïcité is the French state's aggressive official secularism. But the real cause for muslim youths turning to crime and violence has less to do with religion and more to do with socioeconomic issues.

2) i want to learn what Muslims think the problem is, and why muslims don't use the government to fight the social and economic injustice, and opt instead for violence and crime as a form of protest.

artikles

Europe and its Muslims
http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=116&sid=090ac895-717a-4d07-b919-cf229480fafb%40sessionmgr109

France and its Muslims
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The French Path To Jihad
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NEW TOPIC

topic-Muslims in Europe/Development of Jihadists

purpose- compare: US's V.S. France's treatment of Muslims, convince: Islamic violence isn't due to a violent religion but is rather provoked, illistrate: how Muslims are traeated in Europe

audience- Americans, Political Science and Sociology Majors/Teachers

Q's to be A'd

is the U.S. Government's account of what really happened supported by the evidence?

is it possible and probable that the U.S. Government had anything to do with the 9/11 Attacks?

what did the government stand to gain from staging or allowing the attacks to happen?

topic Exploration

Part I: Exploration
1. Identify the issue or problem that you plan to focus on in your research project.

wheather or not there is some truth behind the 9/11 conspiracy that the united states government had a hand in planning or allowing the attacks to happen for the purpose of prompting a U.S. responce.
2. What is your personal connection to and interest in this topic?

i have always been an advocater of justice and believe americans deserve to know the truth
3. What opinions do you already hold about this topic?

i believe it is very possible for the government to have staged these attacks but i think it is unlikely they would have
4. What knowledge do you already have about this topic?

well i know the governments official account of the events and i know a few questions that that account has yet to answer
5. What are your main questions about this topic? What are you most curious about?

wheather or not the government had a hand in the attacks and if they have nothing to hide why is soo much kept secret
6. Within what scholarly discipline (such as history, biology, psychology) do you expect to do most of your research? How does this discipline approach or study this topic?
7. How could you research this topic outside the library (for example, through interviews
and/or observations)?

i'm going to do most of my research by reading articles of other authors who have raised questions and by reading the U.S. Government's account of the events