Muslims in Milwaukee<\/em><\/a> explores the everyday lives, identities, and activism of Muslims in a midsized Midwestern city. Milwaukee is one of America\u2019s most segregated cities, yet within its boundaries, a vibrant Muslim community is reshaping narratives and embodied practices of belonging, civic engagement, and urban placemaking. While considerable scholarship on Muslim Americans has concentrated on larger metropolitan centers like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, or on Detroit\u2019s historic Arab neighborhoods, this book turns our attention to an understudied city where Muslim communities are small but rapidly growing, and where their experiences unfold within distinct local landscapes of race, segregation, and opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drawing on over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork, surveys, and extensive interviews with community members, students, artists, activists, and leaders, the authors examine how local political, economic, and historical structures shape Muslim American experiences and civic participation, situating their analysis within the dual dynamics of belonging on one hand and exclusion and discrimination on the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This event is organized by UWM Geography<\/a> as part of the department’s Fall 2026 Colloquia series. It is co-promoted by the Center for 21st Century Studies as part of C21’s UWM Authors in Conversation<\/a> initiative.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAbout the Authors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n