Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 Worldby Youcef SoufiPublished by University of Regina PressReview by Toby A. Welch $29.95 ISBN 9781779400611 How do you sum up a book as comprehensive as Homegrown Radicals? It’s challenging as it covers so much in its 250 pages. The world after September 11, 2001, is such a different place than it was the day before. The story of the years since then is a powerful one. Canada was greatly affected by the 9/11 tragedy, especially Canadian Muslims. Winnipeg is one of the largest hubs of Muslims in Canada; that community is closely linked to the pockets of Muslims in the United States – places like Chicago, Houston, and Dearborn. Homegrown Radicals delves into the topic of Islamophobia, which is anti-Muslim prejudice. Muslims were already on the CSIS’s radar – Canadian Secret Intelligence Services – and past academic studies show that the CSIS generally saw the Muslim community as an object of suspicion. And in reverse, many Muslims were skeptical of security agencies. Soufi is hopeful that one day there will be a deep national contrition for the treatment of Canadian Muslims during the War on Terror; we are just not…
