AMCF x ISPU Webinar
Political Participation and Civic Engagement Among American Muslims
Insights from the 2025 American Muslim Poll
Thursday, October 8, 2026
3:00 PM ET
60 Minutes · Virtual
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🤟 ASL Interpretation Provided by the Minnesota Deaf Muslim Community
New Insights Into a Growing Political Voice
Although American Muslims make up a relatively small share of the U.S. population, they received significant attention during the 2024 presidential election. Highlights from the 2025 American Muslim Poll provide new insights into how Muslims voted, their policy priorities, levels of civic engagement, and experiences with discrimination.
In this webinar, Dr. Saher Selod, Director of Research at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, will present these findings and discuss what they reveal about the growing political influence of American Muslims and the significance of their participation in U.S. democracy.
Takeaways
- Understand the political priorities of American Muslims
- Explore patterns of civic engagement for American Muslims
- Gain insight into the challenges and opportunities facing American Muslims
Dr. Saher Selod
Director of Research, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Saher Selod was formerly an Associate Professor and previous Chair of the Department of Sociology at Simmons University in Boston, MA. Her research expertise centers on the experiences of Muslims with surveillance. Her first book, Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror (Rutgers University Press, 2018), examines how Muslim men and Muslim women experience gendered forms of racialization through their hyper surveillance because of the War on Terror. Her co-authored second book, A Global Racial Enemy: Muslims and Twenty-First Century Racism (Polity Press, 2024), examines how the Global War on Terror has justified the detention, imprisonment, and hyper surveillance of Muslims in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and China.
About ISPU
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding conducts objective, solution-seeking research that empowers American Muslims to develop their community and fully contribute to democracy and pluralism in the United States.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Duration: 60 minutes
Format: Virtual Webinar
Accessibility: ASL interpretation provided by the Minnesota Deaf Muslim Community
Join us for a data-driven look at American Muslim political participation and civic life.
Register Now →