| Description |
viii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. The backlash and its effects -- Citizenship, dissent, empire : South Asian Muslim immigrant youth / Sunaina Maira -- Detroit exceptionalism and the limits of political incorporation / Sally Howell and Amaney Jamal -- Being Muslim and American : South Asian Muslim youth and the war on terror / Katherine Pratt Ewing and Marguerite Hoyler -- pt. II. The changing shape of communities and institutions -- Multiple identities among Arabs Americans : a tale of two congregations / Jen'nan Ghazal Read -- Overstressing Islam : Bridgeview's Muslim community since 9/11 / Craig M. Joseph ... [et al.] -- Islamic schools, assimilation, and the concept of Muslim American character / Craig M. Joseph and Barnaby Riedel -- Faith in the form : Islamic home financing and "American" Islamic law / Bill Maurer -- Epilogue on discipline and inclusion / Andrew Shryock. |
| Summary |
"From Chicago to Detroit to San Francisco, Being and Belonging takes readers on an extensive tour of Muslim America - inside mosques, through high school hallways, and along inner city streets. Jen'nan Ghazal Read compares the experiences of Arab Muslims and Arab Christians in Houston and finds that the events of 9/11 created a "cultural wedge" dividing Arab Americans along religious lines. While Arab Christians highlighted their religious affiliation as a means of distancing themselves from the perceived terrorist sympathies of Islam, Muslims quickly found that their religious affiliation served as a barrier, rather than a bridge, to social and political integration." "The ethnographies in this volume link 9/11 and its effects to the experiences of a group that was struggling to be included in the American mainstream long before that fateful day. Many Muslim communities never had a chance to tell their stories after September 11. In Being and Belonging, they get that chance."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Muslims -- United States.
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United States -- Ethnic relations.
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Islam -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Ewing, Katherine Pratt.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Being and belonging. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2008 (OCoLC)609208664 |
| ISBN |
9780871543288 |
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0871543281 |
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