Mecca and Main Street Muslim Life in America After 9/11

Name: Mecca and Main Street Muslim Life in America After 9/11
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ISBN: 9780195332377

ISBN-10: 0195332377

ISBN-13: 9780195332377

Edition: 2007

Authors: Geneive Abdo

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Islam is Americas fastest growing religion, with more than six million Muslims in the United States, all living in the shadow of 9/11. Who are our Muslim neighbors? What are their beliefs and desires? How are they coping with life under the War on Terror? In Mecca and Main Street, noted author and journalist Geneive Abdo offers illuminating answers to these questions. Gaining unprecedented access to Muslim communities in America, she traveled across the country, visiting schools, mosques, Islamic centers, radio stations, and homes. She reveals a community tired of being judged by Americans perceptions of Muslims overseas and eager to tell their own stories. Abdo brings these stories vividly…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue: Beginnings



Imams for a New Generation



The Child-Bride of the Dix Mosque



The Roots of Islam in America



Taking It to the Streets



Muslim Voices



Women in the Changing Mosque



Heeding the Call



The Future of the Faith


Bibliography


Index