this research, supported by a grant from the social sciences research council, is a joint project of the center and the university of colorado’s center for asian studies. it is intended to develop a profile of muslims and of islam in the six states of the mountain west. interviews and site visits will document the life, interests and culture of this growing community. the outcome will be information useful to media, scholars, and interested members of the public, and products including a website, a documentary film, and various resources and materials. the grant also supports a series of round table conversations and informational events bringing together scholars of islam, members of the media, and representatives of the muslim community. the project also fed into the center’s conference on islam and the media.