Scenario 1: Mapping Muslim Populations1 Imagine yourself as a certified GIS professional employed as Director of the Center for Risk and Economic Analysis at a for-profit GIS services firm. You have been offered a lucrative contract by a municipal government to conduct a community mapping project to identify the geographic locations of the different Muslim communities in a major city. City Police intend the project to identify enclaves of Muslims who are susceptible to radicalization and to target outreach activities designed to mitigate the risk of domestic terrorist attacks. Some counter-terrorism experts believe that al-Qaida recruiters favor areas where Muslim immigrants live (Tapper 2003). The city manager of the municipality wants your team to examine the history, demographics, language, culture, ethnic breakdown, socio-economic status, and social interactions in these neighborhoods. The US Senator representing your state testified in a Congressional hearing in favor of such mapping projects as examples of effective local-level counterterrorism strategy