Abstract
This article is based on my experiences as an ethnographer and criminologist conducting sixteen months of field research among a Muslim American community in central Florida studying the impact of the USA PATRIOT Act. It highlights the unique challenges and obstacles facing researchers conducting participant observation within Muslim communities in the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Establishing and maintaining trust and credibility with research participants has always been the foundation upon which fieldwork is built. Ethnographers engaged in research in Muslim American communities today must overcome various hurdles, including a deep sense of mistrust, alienation, fear, and potential issues of national security.
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