| Description |
viii, 200 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Mistaken identity -- Close-up : Islam and slavery in early American history : the Roots story -- Close-up : the sects of Islam -- 2. The American Muslim -- Close-up : Hijab and the single girl : will men ever learn to control themselves? -- Close-up : we've come a long way, baby -- 3. Jesus and Jihad -- Close-up : Jesus : Islam's Messiah at the end of the world -- Close-up : the meaning of the five pillars of Islam -- 4. Farrakhan's choice : militancy or moderation -- Close-up : In Shahada : conversion and renewal in prison from Malcolm X to Mike Tyson -- 5. Generalizations and stereotypes : Muslims and the American media -- Close-up : movie Muslims : myth versus reality -- 6. American Muslim women : between two worlds -- Close-up : free to be a Muslim feminist -- Close-up : the long road for female converts to Islam -- Close-up : Hijab in America : why won't Westerners understand? -- 7. Growing up in America : creating new world Islam -- Close-up : whither reform Islam? : what American Muslims can learn from American Jews -- Close-up : full-time Islamic schools : making growing up Muslim in America easier -- 8. Muslims and American politics : creating unity from the inside out -- Close-up : Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, the American flag, and Islam -- 9. Sizzling sex and bacon -- 10. Where American Islam is going -- Close-up : a direct relationship with God. |
| Subject |
Islam -- United States.
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Muslims -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0826412793 |
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