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Author Barrett, Paul (Paul M.)

Title American Islam : the struggle for the soul of a religion / Paul M. Barrett.

Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.

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Location Call No. Status
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Adult Department  297.0973 BAR    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  297.0973 BAR    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  280 BAR    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  297.0973 BARRETT    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  297.09 B27    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  297.0973 B274A    DUE 03-21-25 Billed
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  297.09 BARRETT    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 304 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-286) and index.
Summary "There are as many as six million Muslims in the United States today. Islam (together with Christianity and Judaism) is now an American faith, and the challenges Muslims face as they reconcile their intense and demanding faith with our chaotic and permissive society are recognizable to all of us. This book takes readers into Muslim homes, mosques, and private gatherings to introduce a population of striking variety. An intricate mixture of ideologies and cultures, American Muslims include immigrants and native born, black and white converts, those who are well integrated into the larger society and those who are alienated and extreme in their political views. Even as many American Muslims succeed in material terms and enrich our society, Islam is enmeshed in controversy in the United States, as thousands of American Muslims have been investigated and interrogated in the wake of 9/11.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress
Includes information on Khaled Abou El Fadl, Afghanistan, African-Americans, al Qaeda, anti-Semitism, Arab-Americans, Arabs, Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, Chechnya, Christians, Democratic Party, Egypt, Egyptian Americans, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), fundamentalism, Hamas, Hinduism, Sami Omar al Hussayen, University of Idaho, immigrant Arabs and Muslims, India, Indian Americans, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Assembly of North America, Israel, Jusus, Jews, Mohammad Hisham Kabbani, Abdul Kabir Krambo, Lebanon, Lebanese Americans, Kim Lindquist, Mecca, Medina, Prophet Muhammad, New York City, Asra Nomani, Pakistan Pakistani-Americans, Palestinians, Quran, Saudi Arabia, September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Shiites, Osama Siblani, Sufism, terrorism, Turkey, Wahhabism, Siraj Wahhaj, etc.
Contents Introduction : Muslims in America -- 1. The publisher -- 2. The scholar -- 3. The imam -- 4. The feminist -- 5. The mystics -- 6. The webmaster -- 7. The activist -- Conclusion : The way ahead -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Subject Muslims -- United States.
Islam -- United States.
Muslims -- United States -- Social conditions.
Muslim families -- United States.
United States -- Ethnic relations.
ISBN 9780374104238 hardcover alkaline paper
0374104239 hardcover alkaline paper
9780312427450 paperback
031242745X paperback
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